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First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (10th Ed.) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Adenocarcinoma of the Lung
- Characteristics
- Most Common Lung Cancer
- Most Common in Nonsmokers
- Peripheral Location
- KRAS, EGFR, and ALK Mutations
- Diagnosis
- Glandular Pattern
- Often Stains with Mucin
- Clinical Features
- Presents with Hemoptysis
- Clubbing
- Treatment
- Surgical Resection
- Chemotherapy and Radiation
2 mins
Prostate Cancer Assessment
- Most Common Cancer in Men
- Assessment
- Mimics BPH
- Metastasis to Back
- Low Back Pain
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)
- Biopsy
2 mins
Prostate Adenocarcinoma Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Most Common Cancer in Men
- Screening Test if Suspicious
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Peripheral Zone
- Risk Factors
- African American
- Advanced Age
- Presentation
- Usually Asymptomatic
- Terminal Hematuria
- Urinary Retention or Incontinence
- Lower Back Pain
2 mins
Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Mammography
- Ultrasound
- MRI for High Risk Patients
- Confirmed with Biopsy
- Considerations
- Lymph Node Involvement
- Receptor Positivity
- Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors
- HER-2
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
Invasive Ductal Carcinoma of Breast
- Characteristics
- Most Common Breast Cancer
- Presentation
- Firm, Palpable Mass
- Nipple Retraction
- Histologic Findings
- Spiculated Margins
- Microcalcifications
- Stromal Glandular Cells
- Management
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
2 mins
Prostate Adenocarcinoma Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnostic Workup
- Increased Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Biopsy
- CT or MRI
- Management
- Observation
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Anti-androgen Agents
- Considerations
- Metastasis
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Urinary Incontinence
3 mins
