Acute Pancreatitis is characterized by an inflammation of the pancreas that appears suddenly and lasts for days. The two main causes of pancreatitis in the US are alcohol intake and gallstones. The major causes of pancreatitis can be remembered …
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The postpartum period can be a chaotic time for many women. Right after birth, women experience an abrupt decline in their estrogen and progesterone levels which are known to help regulate mood states. As a result, many new mothers are …
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A favorite of the USMLE Steps, NBME Internal Medicine Shelf, and ABIM Internal Medicine Board Exams seems to be those ring-shaped lesions picked up on imaging studies. Often, the scenario is a ring lesion identified on a CT head scan …
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It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Renal Papillary Necrosis is a form of nephropathy characterized by coagulative necrosis of the renal medullary pyramids and papillae. Causes of Papillary Necrosis can be remembered by the mnemonic “POSTCARDS”. Pyelonephritis Obstruction of the urogenital …
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It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Microcytic anemia is defined as “the presence of small, often hypochromic, red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear and is usually characterized by a low MCV.” One of the most popular and well known …
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It’s Medical Mnemonics Monday! Here’s a new high-yield medical mnemonic and internal medicine board review topic. Hypernatremia is a potentially serious condition where the serum of plasma sodium in an individual exceeds 145mEq/L. The condition is generally seen in …
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We are thrilled to have a board review blog post by our own, Sunir Kumar, be featured on The “Almost” Doctor’s Channel. The blog post, 5 must-know eye conditions for any Opthalmology exam, was featured on March 4th. …
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In our ongoing review of commonly used ABIM Internal Medicine Board Review resources, we follow up our look at the Medical Knowmedge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP) with analysis of Board Basics 3. The American College of Physicians (ACP) calls …
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The Knowmedge Internal Medicine Question Challenge has come to a close and we’re excited to announce the winners! During the past month, over 80 contestants from across the globe joined us in the Knowmedge Internal Medicine Question Challenge. The contest …
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