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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Selective Publication ... trials with the FDA ... NEJMsa065779 #Policy ... Antidepressants #SSRIs ... #Publication #Bias
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
Selective Publication ... trials with the FDA ... NEJMsa065779 #Policy ... Antidepressants #SSRIs ... #Publication #Bias
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... bias: nonrandom ... subjects Sampling bias ... recall Late-look bias ... time Lead-time bias
Vaccines - Impact Timeline
Diphtheria
Polio
Pertussis
Hepatitis B
Measles
Chickenpox
Hepatitis A
Mumps
Rubella

Bubbles represent reported U.S. cases, but not all diseases were notifiable
Timeline Diphtheria Polio ... reported U.S. cases ... , but not all diseases ... Impact #Timeline #Policy
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... echo viruses, polio ... more commonly cause ... snake and spider bites ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
tissue at the nail base ... Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... the nail plate caused ... by defective layering
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
vast majority of cases ... Hypophosphatasia -> Defective ... Pseudogout #CPPD #Disease
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... age • 22 and 45 cases ... Out Secondary Causes ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... vitamin B12 or folic
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... Treatment • Operable disease ... - First, a non-selective
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
Celiac disease is ... enteropathy, Celiac disease ... and idiopathic diseases ... s thyroiditis, selective ... performed in select cases