Carbohydrate metabolism: Glycogen metabolism
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know The Lippincott chapter for glycogen metabolism is pretty succinct and worth diving into if you are not familiar. Glycogen Metabolism. Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry, 9e. Medical Education: Health Library.  The short descriptions listed below are some of the very big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class […]
Exam room tour
Aliyah: Gross Anatomy (2026)
Projects for you Top priority: Dissectors to update Lab 10: Anterior Abdominal Wall (AAW) and Inguinal Region Lab 11: Peritoneal Cavity and Supracolic Region Lab 12: Infracolic Region Lab 13: Posterior Abdominal Wall (PAW) and Kidneys Lab 14: Prosection lab: Pelvic Skeleton, Pelvic Cavity, and Pelvic Vessels; Perineum Lab 14, Station 1: Pelvic Skeleton and […]
Style guide: Global Health
List of pages for review Global Health: Med Clin 633 1. Global Health overview 10. Non-communicable diseases 2. Global burden of disease 3. Health systems in global health 4. Socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental determinants of health 5. Ethics in global health 6. Nutrition in low-resourced settings 7. Women’s and maternal health 8. Newborn and child […]
Clinical summary of genital ulcers
Syndrome Pathogen Appearance of Ulcer Pain Adenopathy Diagnosis Treatment Genital herpes HSV-2 more common than HSV-1 Multiple, small vesicles and ulcers with an erythematous base Painful Tender lymphadenopathy Scraping for HSV DNA by PCR or for cell cultureTzanck prep (Giemsa or PAP smear) less sensitive but quick Acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir Syphilis Treponema pallidum Single (usually) […]
Clinical syndromes in infectious diseases
Trichomoniasis:Â Trichomonas vaginalis
Overview Classic exogenous sexually transmitted infection Epidemiology Prevalence difficult to ascertain because it is not reportable ~ 4 million people in U.S. have trichomoniasis with 1.1 million new cases per year Prevalence 3% among reproductive age women but 4x higher in non-Hispanic black women (highest risk group) 25% of sexually active women become infected at […]
Vaginal candidiasis: Candida albicans
Overview Besides vulvovaginitis, candidiasis can cause diaper rash, oral thrush, urinary tract infections, pneumonia and bloodstream infection. Epidemiology Infections are often from endogenous flora 75% of women will have at least one episode of vulvovaginitis in their life Candida albicans responsible for 85 to 95% of cases of vulvovaginal candidiasis in U.S., remainder due to […]
Bacterial vaginosis (BV): Gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobes
Epidemiology Gardnerella can be isolated in 50% of asymptomatic women Not technically a sexually transmitted disease however: Positive association between BV and multiple sexual partners Negative association between BV and condom usage Microbiology and pathogenesis Definitive explanation of the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis remains elusive Displacement of the normal lactobacilli in the vagina by Gardnerella […]
Vaginal discharges/Vaginitis
Background Vagina contains a normal resident microbial flora Physiologic vaginal fluid is clear, white, odorless with a high viscosity Lactobacilli dominate the resident microflora and keep pathogens in check by Converting glycogen to lactic acid maintaining the normal pH acidic between 3.8 and 4.5 Producing hydrogen peroxide that kills pathogenic bacteria and viruses  The […]