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What is encopresis?
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Unintentional defecation by 4+ year old children due to leakage of soft stool around a mass of hard stool in the intestine and out through the anus.
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What is the purpose of a cystometrogram?
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To rule out uninhibited detrusor contractions.
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What is a general complaint with genuine stress incontinence?
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Bursts of urine loss with physical activity or a cough, laugh, or sneeze
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Tamoxifen
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has been shown in randomized trials to decrease the risk for breast cancer by approximately 50% in pre- and postmenopausal women who have an absolute risk of breast cancer over the subsequent 5 years of at least 1.66%
patient must be informed of the potential harms of this therapy, including hot flushes, endometrial cancer, thromboembolic disease, and ocular problems. Tamoxifen is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for use in the reduction of breast cancer risk. |
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Raloxifene
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has been associated with a nearly 60% decrease in breast cancer risk in a placebo-controlled trial on osteoporosis prevention, breast cancer was only a secondary endpoint, and the trial was restricted to postmenopausal women
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Conjugated Equine Estrogen
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associated with a borderline-significant decreased risk for breast cancer (RR, 0.77 [95% CI, 0.59 to 1.01]) in post-menopausal women
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Gradenigo syndrome triad
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"A rare complication of suppurative otitis media"
1. CN VI palsy 2. Pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve 3. Otitis media |
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What is Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome commonly associated with?
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IVF
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Some symptoms of advanced OVSS
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Respiratory Complications (i.e. pleural effusion, tachypnea, dyspnea)
Ascites Abdominal pain Nausea/Vomiting Hyponatremia Large ovarian volume |
