A diagnostic criteria for SLE is to fulfill at least four of the following eleven letters that make up the mnemonic “SOAP BRAIN MD”:
- Serositis
- Oral ulcers
- Arthritis
- Photosensitivity
- Blood disorders
- Renal disease
- Anti-nuclear antibody positive
- Immunologic abnormalities
- Neurologic disease
- Malar rash
- Discoid rash
That is a lot of ground to cover. Are you sure it is not lupus, House?
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A short acronym shared by my classmate on how to quickly generate some causes of altered mental status:
- Alcohol
- Epilepsy, endocrine, exocrine, electrolyte imbalance
- Infection
- Overdose, opioids, oxygen deprived
- Uremia
- Trauma, temperature, toxins
- Insulin
- Psychosis
- Stroke, shock
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D-dimer tests are ordered, along with other laboratory tests and imaging scans, to help rule out the presence of a thrombus. This test may be used to determine if further testing is necessary to help diagnose diseases and conditions that cause hypercoagulability, a tendency to clot…
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Who doesn’t love brainbow?
For people who don’t know, brainbow is a type of stain created by a researcher at Harvard. Essentially, differing amounts of flourescent proteins in every single cell mean that each neuron is a different color. This means it is much easier to follow a single neuron along the axon and dendrites and see where it connects to, etc. since all the surrounding cells are different colors. I just love the way it looks!
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Who doesn’t love brainbow?
For people who don’t know, brainbow is a type of stain created by a researcher at Harvard. Essentially, differing amounts of flourescent proteins in every single cell mean that each neuron is a different color. This means it is much easier to follow a single neuron along the axon and dendrites and see where it connects to, etc. since all the surrounding cells are different colors. I just love the way it looks!
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Who doesn’t love brainbow?
For people who don’t know, brainbow is a type of stain created by a researcher at Harvard. Essentially, differing amounts of flourescent proteins in every single cell mean that each neuron is a different color. This means it is much easier to follow a single neuron along the axon and dendrites and see where it connects to, etc. since all the surrounding cells are different colors. I just love the way it looks!
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Life is pretty awesome
I have an interview on Wednesday for school captain and I just finished talking to an investigator on the phone about a lady that I treated who is suing some ppl
Just an average week.
How’s ur life?
What exciting things are u up to???
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That’s awesome!
Your Brain is Beautiful (And Your Neurons Are Particularly Attractive)
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17YOM 'Glorified First-Aider' living in Sydney Australia
Posting as I go....
