6554 results
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
Cancer: • ≤ 45-50 years ... at diagnosis ... cancers in this table ... factors in this table ... Cancer #screening #diagnosis
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
less than one year ... greater than one year ... #Diagnosis #Syphilis ... Latent #Tertiary #Table
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Associated Features: Diagnosis ... Develops over years ... , often diagnosed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #table
Triggers of Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis is a systemic response to a specific allergen, usually occurring within one hour
and medications (Table ... children up to four years ... older than 55 years ... #Diagnosis #Allergy
Risk Factors for Septic Arthritis
Contiguous spread

Skin infection, cutaneous ulcers

Direct inoculation

Previous intraarticular injection

Prosthetic joint: early and delayed
early and delayed (Table ... Prosthetic joint: late (Table ... older than 80 years ... #Diagnosis #Septic
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
greater than one year ... Consolability (Table ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
autoantibodies (months to years ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Split, Fractured Patella on Knee Exam

30 years old male, 10 years post motorbike accident.  Split,
Knee Exam 30 years ... old male, 10 years ... fractured patella with tears
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Pelvis 10 mSv 3 years ... (IVP) 3 mSv 1 year ... X-ray) 8 mSv 3 years ... Barium 6 mSv 2 years ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table
Colonoscopy Followup Intervals 
10 years: Normal colonoscopy, ≥ 20 HP < 10mm
7-10 years: 1-2 adenomas <
Intervals 10 years ... HP < 10mm 7-10 years ... adenomas < 10mm 5-10 years ... SSPs < 10mm 3-5 years ... , HP ≥ 10mm 3 years