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most likely cause of the following symptoms 1. frequent abdominal pain 2. nonbloody diarrhea 3. 20 lb weight loss 4. chronic intensely pruritic vesicular rash - ✔✔- ANS: celiac sprue (autoimmu... ne d/o) inflammation of small bowel wall, blunting of villi (villous atrophy), resultant malabsorption serum IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTG) dermatitis herpetiformis Signs of primary hyperaldosteronism, and diagnosis? - ✔✔- ANS: 1. uncontrollable blood pressure (more common in women) 2. weakness (or asymptomatic) 3. hypokalemia morning plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ratio 20 or more, and aldosterone level is 15 ng/dL) What is thyroiditis? - ✔✔- ANS: Inflammatory or destructive (can be subacute, acute, or chronic) ie thyroid can recover 1. period of hyperthyroidism (transient) 2. acute; period of hypothyroidism; chronic - leads to persistent hypothyroidism in thyroidits, the thyroid is NOT MAKING any thyroid, just releasing premade thyroid, ie transient hyperthyroidism What does a thyroid panel show of someone with euthyroid sick syndrome? - ✔✔- ANS: abnormal TSH, Normal T4 patient has no symptoms of thyroid dz but are acutely ill w/ some critical illness Most sensitive test for ACL tear? - ✔✔- ANS: Lachman test Signs of multiple myelom [Show More]
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