Tag: medical education
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Skin-di-VISUALS: Bloom syndrome
Bloom syndrome is an autosomal recessive genodermatosis in which mutations in the RECQL2 or RECQL3 genes. What results is an issue with DNA helicase, which is responsible for unwinding DNA during replication. Sometimes this is worded as problems with “sister chromatid exchange.” Children with bloom syndrome have short stature, characteristic facial features (a “bird beak”…
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Skin-de-VISUALS: MD5A Dermatomyositis
MDA5 antibody-associated dermato-pulmonary syndrome is a subtype of dermatomyositis that is associated with rapid progression of interstitial lung disease and death. Visual keys:
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Skin-di-VISUALS: IgA Gammopathies
CORE exams hate her! Remember this IgA association with this one simple trick.
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Lymphogranuloma Venerium (LGV)
Also known as “Favre” disease (demonstrated here with fava beans). Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis L1, L2, L3, (shown as a clam). Add a dachshund sniffing it to add doxycycline as the treatment. AI art created with midjourney.
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Hypochlorous Acid: The Surprising Truth Behind Selling Pool Water for Massive Profit
Put yourself in the following scenario: a new, all natural sweetener is out on the market. We need to give it a sexy name, so let’s call it “sucre dans l’eau” or something. People everywhere are raving about it. “Adding to a small amount completely changes the flavor profile of my dish!” “My cakes are…
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Common cosmetic eye concerns: “Puffiness”
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Enter, Obsidian!
I follow Laura Scott on Instagram. I don’t know if anybody in the dermatology social media sphere who doesn’t. She’s the Regina George of dermatology; she’s immensely popular and a trendsetter for our group. Unlike Regina George, she’s impossible not to like. With one of her recent stories/posts I saw that she’s been using a…
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The First Block of Derm
When I get home after clinic today the house is uncharacteristically quiet. My husband is at work (unusual for him since he usually works from home), and my daughter is in daycare. And I soak into the silence, hearing sounds I don’t usually do: the hum of the air conditioner in the background, some voices…
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A Typical Sunday
It’s Sunday afternoon and the afternoon sun is filtering through the the closed shades of my bedroom. BG is snuggling up against me and craning to look at my laptop screen. She just woke up from a nap. We move to the living room as she’ll want to start moving around soon and my “office”…
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Where Credit Is Due
Just like that, my intern year is over. My replacement came to the workroom to introduce himself today, and I signed out my critical care patients to him. “You’re going to do great- I’m so excited for you,” I said to him, and I meant it. Before leaving, I finished my notes and I placed…
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