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#endocrinology
Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndromes:
Type 1: PAK
hypoParathyroidism
Addison's disease
chronic mucocutaneous Candidiasis

Tyep 2: HADI
Hypothyroidism
Addison's disease
DIabetes
#endocrinology Graves Ophtalmopathy #NO_SPECS
#pathology PSaMMoma bodies are seen in:
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
Meningioma
Mesothelioma
#endocrinology Causes of thyrotoxicosis with low RAIU: #FIST
Factitious thyrotoxicosis
Iodine-induced hyperthyroidism (Jodbasedow)
Struma ovari
Thyroiditis (postpartum, subacute, hashitoxicosis)
#endocrinology causes of TBG rise: H
Hyperestrogenism states
Hepatitis
HIV
Hereditary

Hyperestrogenism states include:
Pregnancy
Oral contraceptives use
Tamoxifen use
#endocrinology Graves Ophtalmopathy: Involvement of the extraocular muscles in decreasing order of frequency: I'M SLow:
Inferior rectus
Medial rectus
Superior rectus
Lateral rectus
#endocrinology
#PTU inhibits:
Peripheral deiodination
Tyrosine iodination
Union (coupling)
#endocrinology
2b (to be) marfanoid
(MEN2b)
1
#dermatology
PSORIASIS
Pink papules and plaques, Pinpoint bleeding (Auspitz sign)
Physical injury (Koebner phenomenon), Parakeratosis
Sharp margin
Onycholysis, Oil spot
Regular elongation of rete ridge
Itching
Arthritis, Abscess of munro
Silver scale
Immunologic
Stratum granulosum absent
Stratum spinosum thickening (Acanthosis)
Heerfordt syndrome: 7up
Facial nerve palsy
Uveitis
Parotiditis
1
ABCD of melanoma:
Asymmetry
Border irregularity
Color change
Diameter >6mm
Bell's Palsy
Blink reflex loss
Earache
Low lacrimation
Loss of taste
Stapedial reflex loss, Sound sensitivity (hyperacusis)
Palsy of facial muscles
LarynX is supplied by the Xth cranial nerve
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Remember SCAR

S - Superior laryngeal nerve
C - Cricothyroid muscle

A - All other muscles
R - Recurrent laryngeal nerve
#ophtalmology
Layers of cornea from outside to inside: ABCDE
Anterior epithelium
Bowman layer
Corneal stoma
Descemet membrane
Endothelium
WAGR syndrome (deletion on chr11)
Wilms tumor
Aniridia
Genitourinary abnormalities (hypospadias and cryptorchidism)
mental Retardation and microcephaly
MARFAN'S syndrome
MVP, Myopia
Aortic dissection
Retinal detachment
Fibrillin defect
Arachnodactyly
Negative Nitroprusside test
Subluxation of lens
#ophtalmology
Cataract associations: DAMAGED lens
Diabetes, Down syndrome, Detachment of retina
Atopy, Aging
Myotonic dystrophy, Myopia
Anterior uveitis (chronic)
Galactosemia, Galactokinase deficiency, Glaucoma
Eye tumors
Drugs, Decreased calcium (hypoparathyroidism)
Omental Cake ~ Ovarian Carcinoma
#dermatology
Lichen Planus: Planar Polygonal Purple Pruritic Papules
K-BANK causes hyperkalemia;
K sparing diuretics
Beta blockers
ACEI, ARB
NSAIDs
K supplements
#gasteroenterology
Crohn's disease specifications
CHRISTMAS
Creeping fat, Cobblestone appearance
High temperature
Rose thorn
Ileal involvement, Intestinal fistula
Skip lesion, String sign, Stricture
Transmural inflammation
Malabsorption, Methotrexate
Abdominal pain, Anal involvement, ASCA
Submucosal fibrosis