Gestational age (GA, aka menstrual age, weeks gestation, WG) is a measure of the age of pregnancy, where the origin is the woman's last normal menstrual period (LMP), or the...

Metastasis (from Greek "meta" meaning "next", "stasis" meaning "placement") aka metastatic disease, metastases) is the spread of a cancer or other disease from 1 organ or part to another not...

Intersex describes variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that don't fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. It involves genital ambiguity, and combinations of chromosomal...

Choluria is the presence of bile in urine. Sx Dark or brown urine, often referred to as the color of Coca-Cola Pathophysiology Usually manifested when serum bilirubin >1.5mg/dL Presence of chlouria is useful Sx to...

Beta-lactam is a class of antibiotics, that contain a beta-lactam ring. [faq]Beta lactam. What's that? How's that different from an alpha lactam? So beta lactams are named this way, because they have...

Renal failure is where the kidneys fail to adequately filter waste products from the blood. Classification Acute kidney injury (AKI), which is abrupt loss of kidney function developing within 7 days. It is often...

[Rectal] tenesmus (from Greek "teinein" meaning "to strain") is a feeling of incomplete defecation. Sx Sensation of inability or difficulty to empty the bowel at defecation, even if the bowel contents have already...

Pap smear (short for Papanicolaou, also known as Cervical smear) is the screening for potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (i.e. opening of the uterus or womb), i.e....

Adenoidectomy is surgical removal of the adenoids. [faq]What is adenoidectomy, and why do we do it? Adenoid-ectomy means removal of the adenoid's. Obviously your next question will be what are the adenoids...

Antiandrogen (aka androgen blockers) prevent androgens from expressing their biological effects on responsive tissues. MOA It alters the androgen pathway, by blocking the appropriate receptors or affeecting androgen production Purpose Various androgen-dependent conditions Tx prostate...