Meconium aspiration syndrome
Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS, aka noenatal aspiration of meconium) is a condition affecting newborns. [faq]What is mecnoium aspiration? It's where bub accidentally breathes in meconium.[/faq] Pathophysiology Meconium is present in the infant's lungs during...
Fragile X syndrome
Fragile X syndrome (FXS, aka Martin-Bell syndrome, Escalante's syndrome) is a genetic syndrome. Pathophysiology Expansion of the CGG triplet repeat, affecting the FMR1 (Fragile X mental retardation 1) gene on the X...
ADHD
ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aka hyperkinetic disorder), a neurodevelopmental disorder, causing significant problems of attention, hyperactivity, or acting impulsively, not appropriate for a Pt's age. [faq]ADHD, that's where a kid...
Gallstone
Gallstone (aka cholelith) is a calculus (stone) formed within the gallbladder (i.e. organ where bile produced by the liver, is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small...
Composite
[Resin based] composites (aka filled resins) are a composite (i.e. material made from 2+ constituent materials w/ dissimilar properties) of a resin-based oligomer matrix (like epoxy resins, e.g. bis-GMA, TEGMA,...
Heart attack
Heart attack (aka myocardial infarction) is where blood [and thus oxygen] flow stops to a part of the heart, and heart muscle becomes damaged. [faq]What is a myocardial infarction, and how...
Beta-lactam
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...
Hematoma
Hematoma is a collection of blood within the tissue (outside the blood vessels). [faq]What is hematoma? I'm guessing it relates to heme, so blood? Yeah, so it's a collection of blood, within...
Progesterone
Progesterone (P4, aka pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis. It is the major progestogen in the body. It is a crucial...
Hepatojugular reflex
Pressing firmly over the abdomen, especially towards the upper right quadrant for 10 seconds, whilst observing the internal jugular vein. It is positive if JVP increases, or increases non-transiently. Pathophysiology Pressing increases...
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