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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2023) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Leuprolide
- Mechanism
- GnRH Agonist (Pulsatile Use)
- GnRH Antagonist (Continuous Use)
- Upregulates FSH And LH
- Downregulates FSH And LH
- Indications Pulsatile
- Infertility
- Indications Continuous
- Prostate Cancer
- Precocious Puberty
- Uterine Fibroids
- Endometriosis
- Side Effects
- Anti-androgenic Effects
2 mins
Breast Cancer Interventions
- Radiation or Chemotherapy
- Hormonal Therapy
- Tamoxifen
- Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Avoid BP and Injections Affected Arm
- Hand Exercises
- Considerations
- Grief Related to Body Image
- Prosthetics
- Reconstruction
- Lymphedema
3 mins
Clomiphene
- Indications
- Infertility
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Mechanism of Action
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
- Hypothalamus
- Estrogen Antagonist
- Increased GnRH, LH and FSH Secretion
- Induction of Ovulation
- Side Effects
- Multiple Gestations
- Visual Disturbances
- Hot Flashes
2 mins
Tamoxifen
- Mechanism of Action
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
- Antagonist on Breast Tissue
- Indications
- ER-positive Breast Cancer
- Side Effects
- Decreased Risk of Osteoporosis
- Increased Risk of Endometrial Cancer
- Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
1 min
Raloxifene
- Mechanism of Action
- Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM)
- Agonist in Bone
- Antagonist in Breast and Uterus
- Indications
- Osteoporosis
- Breast Cancer Prophylaxis
- Uterine Fibroids
- Side Effects
- Hot Flashes
- Thromboembolism
2 mins
Aromatase Inhibitors
- Indications
- Estrogen Receptor-positive (ER+) Breast Tumors
- Systemic Metastases
- Drugs
- Reversible, non-steroid
- Letrozole
- Anastrozole
- Irreversible, steroid
- Exemestane
- Side Effects
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
1 min
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
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