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Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
characteristic: Standing ... difficulties in starting
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... analine blue) dye stains ... #Fungal #Stains ... microbiology #microscopy #staining ... fungus #comparison #table
Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Breast Tanner Staging ... obgyn #gynecology #algorithm
Esophageal Cancer Staging Visualization

by Nigar Anjuman Khurram, MD @NigarAKhurram

#Esophageal #Cancer #Staging #oncology #esophagus #diagnosis #pathology
Esophageal Cancer Staging ... Esophageal #Cancer #Staging
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
GFR Clock for Staging ... CKD Staging CKD ... Nephro #CKD #EGFR #Staging
Mechanisms of Lower Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #IM #Edema #Lower #LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling #Oncotic #Hydrostatic
LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling ... Differential #Mechanism #Algorithm
Imaging options for exclusion of PE in pregnant women
The radiation dose required for either V/Q scanning
Imaging options ... for either V/Q scanning ... are outlined in Table ... Pregnancy #Workup #Imaging ... #Comparison #Table
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
Syphilis Staging ... Diagnosis #Syphilis #Staging ... Latent #Tertiary #Table
Superficial cells of the urothelium (umbrella cells), different stains and microscopy:
 - Phase contrast
 - Brightfield
cells), different stains ... Brightfield without staining
Restarting Anticoagulation after TIA or Acute Ischemic Stroke

 • TIA → Consider (re-) starting a NOAC
Consider (re-) starting ... Consider (re-) starting ... hours before (re-)starting ... Consider (re-) starting ... Consider (re-)starting