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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2020) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Beta Thalassemia
- Mechanism
- Microcytic, Hypochromic Anemia
- Mediterranean Populations
- Decreased Beta-Globin
- Beta-Thalassemia Minor
- Increased HbA2
- No Intervention
- Beta-thalassemia Major
- Blood Transfusions
- Hemochromatosis
- Crew-cut on Skull X-Ray
- Diagnosis
- Electrophoresis
2 mins
McCune-Albright Syndrome Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Increased Hormone Production
- Autosomal Recessive
- Mutation in GNAS Gene
- Mosaicism
- Clinical Features
- Precocious Puberty
- Cushing Syndrome
- Hyperthyroidism
- Cafe Au Lait Spots
- Fibrous Dysplasia
2 mins
Peripheral Precocious Puberty
- Characteristics
- Secondary Sex Characteristics before 8 Years (Girls) or 9 Years (Boys)
- Breast Development (Girls) or Testicular Enlargement (Boys)
- GnRH Independent
- Etiologies
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Exogenous Sex Steroids
- Granulosa Cell Tumor
- Non-Germ Cell Tumor
- Diagnostic Features
- GnRH Stimulation Test
- No Increase in LH
- Bone Age
- Hormone Levels
- Management
- Treating Underlying Disorders
3 mins
Fibrous Dysplasia
- Pathophysiology
- Bone Replaced by Collagen and Fibroblasts
- Location
- Face and Skull
- Ribs
- Long Bones of Arms and Legs
- Sign and Symptom
- Bone Pain
- Diagnosis
- "Ground Glass" Appearance on Imaging
- Complication
- Fracture
- Association
- McCune-Albright Syndrome
- Treatment
- Supportive
2 mins
