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12 Cards in this Set
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Neuroglycopenia |
Hypoglycemia in the brain . Seen with salicylate poisoning among other reasons |
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Darier’s sign |
Urticarial rash associated with systemic mastocytosis
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Whipple triad |
- symptoms of hypoglycemia - low blood glucose - symptoms resolution after glucose administration |
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Pemberton’s sign |
Raising arms above head up to 60 degree causes facial plethora or engorgement of neck veins Ccc of substernal goiter |
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Nelson’s syndrome |
Bitemporal hemianopsia and hyperpigmentation following bilateral adrenalectomy for Cushing’s disease. A pituitary microadenoma with suprasellar extension on MRI and extremely high plasma ACTH levels are diagnostic |
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Apathetic thyrotoxicosis |
Atypical presentation of thyrotoxicosis in elderly ccc by lethargy, confusion and depression. |
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Hamman sign |
Crepitus, crunching sound in boerhaave syndrome |
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Charcot triad |
Fever, jaundice, RUQ pain |
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Raynolds pentad |
Fever, jaundice, RUQ pain + hypotension and AMS |
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Uhthoff’s phenomenon |
Heat sensitivity associated with MS |
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L’hermitte sign |
Electrical sensation in pts with MS when beck is flexed |
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Lofgren syndrome |
Erythema nodosum + hilar adenopathy + migratory polyarthralgia + fever |
