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Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Staging
SCLC has 2 stages: 'Limited' or 'Extensive'
Limited = disease fitting into
Cancer (SCLC) Staging ... Medicine @ucsdim #SmallCell ... #Cancer #SCLC #Staging
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... analine blue) dye stains ... fungi but doesn't stain ... silver (GMS) - Stains ... #Fungal #Stains
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... Patterns on Brain Imaging ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... encephalopathy #Brain #imaging
Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Primary Amenorrhea Differential ... Breast Tanner Staging ... Primary #Amenorrhea #Differential
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Statin Induced Muscle ... individuals on statin ... a statin, IMNM ... resolve after DC statin ... resolve after DC Statin
Statins intensity, drug interactions, timing of administration and missed doses.

An overview of high, moderate and low
Statins intensity ... low intensity statin ... dosing, which statins ... bedtime and which statins
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
to narrow your differential ... use your history-taking ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
paresthesias • Imaging ... dysfunction • Imaging ... , back pain • Imaging ... 4 weeks after starting ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Facial Weakness - Differential ... Algorithm Forehead Sparing ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... Causes #neurology #sparing
Superficial cells of the urothelium (umbrella cells), different stains and microscopy:
 - Phase contrast
 - Brightfield
cells), different stains ... Brightfield without staining