Meningitis and encephalitis
Learning goals Describe the epidemiology and risk factors for meningitis and list the primary pathogens that lead to meningitis, based on age groups Compare and contrast the clinical manifestations of encephalitis, acute bacterial meningitis, aseptic meningitis, and chronic meningitis and use cerebrospinal fluid findings to differentiate various microbial etiologies Describe the microbiologic features (classification, structures, […]
The ear
Optional reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th ed., Head chapter, Ear section through Auditory ossicles. The ear is the part of the head that contains the structures associated with the special sensations of hearing and balance. For descriptive and functional purposes, anatomists and clinicians organize the ear into three parts: external, middle, and internal. Figure 1. […]
Malignancies of the urinary system
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MS1 Musculoskeletal Exam
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Malignancies of the urinary system
MS1 Vital Signs
Crystalopathies and mimickers
Case study 1: Maksym Tap the arrow to view the case.Maksym, a 12-year-old boy with newly diagnosed high-grade B-cell lymphoma, is evaluated for severe nausea, colicky abdominal pain, and tea-colored urine that began overnight. He started combination chemotherapy 48 hours ago.Physical examination shows mild flank tenderness bilaterally. Laboratory studies reveal elevated creatinine and hyperuricemia. Urinalysis […]
MS1 Abdominal Exam
