3248 results
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
weekly injection (ER ... medullary thyroid cancer ... e.g. diarrhea, nausea ... not definitively cause ... medullary thyroid cancer
Early Breast Cancer - Management Algorithm
 • Luminal A-like (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2- and low proliferation)
Early Breast Cancer ... Luminal A-like (ER ... Luminal B-like (ER ... Triple-negative (ER ... Early #Breast #Cancer
Treatment of breast cancer: a simplified view
surgical therapy - 5-7 weeks
 - lumpectomy +
 - radiation
Treatment of breast cancer ... adjuvant (in select cases ... 10 years - if ER ... BrighamChiefs #breast #cancer
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Infection-Related Cancers ... and neck, skin cancer ... MALToma, Gastric cancer ... bovis - Colorectal cancer ... #Associations #Cancers
Breast Cancer Subtypes 
Histological Subtypes:
 • Preinvasive: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). Lobular carcinoma in situ
Breast Cancer Subtypes ... Triple-negative (ER ... 0111-2 #Breast #Cancer
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Causes of Secondary ... Schistosomiasis • Cancers ... Lymphomas, RCC, Lung Cancer ... #Nephropathy #Causes
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
Female Breast Cancer ... primary breast cancers ... old • Breast cancer ... • Male Breast cancer ... (>7) prostate cancer
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... without anaemia): GI cancers ... Disease (IBD, cancer ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Table of Weight-Loss Medications approved by the FDA for the long-term treatment of Obesity

Mechanism of Action,
Phentermine/Topiramate ER ... - Naltrexone ER ... /Bupropion ER
Upper and Lower Causes of GI Bleed
Upper:
 • Esophagus: Tear (Mallory Weiss, Boerhaave syndrome), Variceal, Esophagitis,
Upper and Lower Causes ... , Esophagitis, Cancer ... Duodenitis, AVM, Cancer ... Diverticular, Cancer ... differential #diagnosis #Causes