Ace The Internal Medicine Exam

Breast lumps or masses are very common, particularly among women of reproductive age. Over 25% of women are affected by breast disease in their lif ...

Viral encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain parenchyma caused by a virus. It is the most common type of encephalitis and often coexists with ...

Granulomatous hepatitis refers to the presence of granulomas in the liver. It has been attributed to multiple etiologies, with sarcoidosis and prim ...

Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter regu ...

Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) is frequently used to assess left ventricular filling, represent left atrial pressure, and assess mitral ...

Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome is a collection of clinical signs and symptoms resulting from either partial or complete obstruction of blood flo ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications for oral risperidone (tablets, oral solution, and M-TABs) include the treatment of: ...

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an exaggerated defense response of the body to a noxious stressor (infection, trauma, surgery, ac ...

Pemphigus is a broad term used to describe a rare group of bullous autoimmune diseases that affect the skin and mucosal membranes. The hallmark pre ...

According to the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines, the focus of primary prevention is on at ...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare complication due to persistent measles infection. This neurological sequela typically presents ...

The correlation between the presence of HLA-B27 and ankylosing spondylitis has been a known entity since the early 1970s.  Although commo ...

Albumin is the most abundant protein in the blood and accounts for about 50% of all plasma proteins. It gets synthesized by the liver and secreted ...

Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is an uncommon disorder defined as hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction, which is independent of the level or m ...

Hyperamylasemia refers to an elevated serum amylase level beyond the upper limit of normal (normal range is typically 30 U/L to 110U/L). Amylase is ...

Most drugs undergo chemical alteration by various bodily systems as a way to create compounds that are more easily excreted from the body. These ch ...

Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome (SJMS), also known as Swyer-James syndrome or hyperlucent lung syndrome, is an uncommon syndrome of unilateral functio ...

Hookworms are nematode parasites that usually get transmitted through infested soil. They usually affect the poorest individuals in tropical and su ...