USMLE Step 1 BuzzWord of the Day!

You will see this one on Boards!

When you see "Auer rods" (in myeloblasts) you should immediately think...

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Answer: Acute Myelogenous leukemia


Buzz Word Bonus:

Anti-IgG antibodies?















Rheumatoid arthritis (for more on RA see Dr. Shampton's Review of RA.)

USMLE Step 1 Fact of the Day!

Vitamin deficiencies and their problems Part 1:
Vitamin:
A - night blindness, dry skin, impaired immune response
B1 (thiamine) - Beriberi and Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
B2 (riboflavin) - stomatitis, cheilosis
B3 (niacin) - Pellagra (dementia, diarrhea, dermatitis)
B5 (panthothenate) - dermatitis, enteritis, adrenal insufficiency
B6 (pyridoxine) - convulsions, hyperirritability
Biotin - dermatitis, enteritis
Folic Acid - macrocytic, megaloblastic anemia