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Polymyalgia rheumatica

August 19, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 15 Comments

Celiac disease – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology

August 18, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 94 Comments

Candidal Infections – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

August 16, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 49 Comments

Candida is a yeast, not the maple syrup-loving country in North America – although Candida can be found in Canada as well! Candida sometimes causes a mild yeast infection, but in some situations, can get into the bloodstream and cause severe illness. Now, there are various types of Candida species, and over twenty of them …

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Hyperthyroidism – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

August 14, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 33 Comments

Learning medicine is hard work! Osmosis makes it easy. It takes your lectures and notes to create a personalized study plan with exclusive videos, practice questions and flashcards, and so much more. Try it free today! Hyperthyroidism, which is sometimes referred to as thyrotoxicosis, is a condition that’s caused by having excess thyroid hormones. Thyroid …

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Cauda equina syndrome

August 12, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 25 Comments

Learning medicine is hard work! Osmosis makes it easy. It takes your lectures and notes to create a personalized study plan with exclusive videos, practice questions and flashcards, and so much more. Try it free today! Cauda equina syndrome is a condition caused by damage to the bundle of peripheral nerves protruding from the bottom …

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Acute myeloid & lymphoblastic leukemia – causes, symptoms & pathology

August 12, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 48 Comments

Learning medicine is hard work osmosis makes it easy It takes our lectures and notes to create a personalized study plan with exclusive videos practice questions and flashcards and so much more Try it free today With acute leukemia Luke refers to white blood cells and emia refers to the blood so in acute leukemia …

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Osteomyelitis – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

August 12, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 36 Comments

Learning medicine is hard work! Osmosis makes it easy. It takes your lectures and notes to create a personalized study plan with exclusive videos, practice questions and flashcards, and so much more. Try it free today! The word ‘osteomyelitis’ can be broken down. Osteo- refers to bones, –myel stands for myelo and relates to the …

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Pericarditis and pericardial effusions – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

August 12, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 11 Comments

Learning medicine is hard work! Osmosis makes it easy. It takes your lectures and notes to create a personalized study plan with exclusive videos, practice questions and flashcards, and so much more. Try it free today! With pericarditis, “peri” means “around,” card means “the heart”, and itis means “inflamed”. So pericarditis means the pericardial layer …

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Folate deficiency – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

August 11, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 14 Comments

Learning medicine is hard work! Osmosis makes it easy. It takes your lectures and notes to create a personalized study plan with exclusive videos, practice questions and flashcards, and so much more. Try it free today! Folate deficiency is a clinical condition that occurs because of low level of folate or folic acid in the …

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Bullous pemphigoid – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

August 11, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 20 Comments

Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune skin disease that causes the skin to form bullae or blisters. Now, the skin is divided into three layers–the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis. The epidermis forms the thin outermost layer of skin. Underneath, is the thicker dermis layer, and finally, there’s the hypodermis that anchors the skin to the underlying …

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