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Rickettsia rickettsii & other Rickettsia species – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

November 27, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 7 Comments

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms- causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

November 21, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 32 Comments

Cushing Syndrome – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

November 17, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 100 Comments

Cushing syndrome, named after the famous neurosurgeon, Harvey Cushing who first described it, is an endocrine disorder with elevated cortisol levels in the blood. In some cases, Cushing syndrome results from a pituitary adenoma making excess ACTH, and in those situations it’s called Cushing disease. Normally, the hypothalamus, which is located at the base of …

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Sickle cell anemia – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology

November 7, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 9 Comments

Sickle cell disease, also called sickle cell anemia or just “sickle cell,” is a genetic disease where red blood cells can take the shape of a crescent, or sickle, and that change allows them to more easily be destroyed, causing anemia among other things. Sickle cell disease is caused by defective hemoglobin, which is the …

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Skin cancers

November 7, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 21 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! Skin cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells within the skin. There are three main types: basal cell carcinoma, …

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What do you need to know about wildfire smoke and your health?

November 3, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 4 Comments

Wildfires, like the ones currently ravenging California can choke the air of the surrounding communities with smoke. People living in those communities can end up breathing this smoky air for days or even months until the fire is brought under control. To describe how bad the air is government agencies commonly use a scale called …

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Breast cancer – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

November 2, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 15 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! Breast cancer, or breast carcinoma, is an uncontrolled growth of epithelial cells within the breast. It’s the second most …

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Warthin tumor – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

November 2, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 40 Comments

Warthin’s tumor, or Warthin tumor, is a benign slow-growing tumor of the parotid gland named for Dr. Aldred Scott Warthin, who was the first pathologist to describe it. Normally, the parotid gland has glandular cells that make enzymes that help to break down food, as well as tiny ducts lined by epithelial cells that carry …

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Transverse myelitis – causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology

October 28, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 9 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 name of the disorder transverse myelitis can be broken down. Transverse means extending completely across something – in …

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Clinician’s Corner: How to be a Lifelong Learner

October 25, 2019 / Greg Ramirez / 10 Comments