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Medical Articles

Jan 30
4 min

Autologous vs. Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Stem cell transplants - autologous and allogenic

Jan 18
4 min

The Pink Puffer and the Blue Bloater

The Classic Dichotomy. COPD- an attempt to differentiate the patient with moderate to severe emphysema (pink puffer) from the patient...

Jan 5
3 min

Bronchogenic Adenocarcinoma

Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common type of lung cancer. Pulmonology Term FibonacciMD Compendium In Short By Adele Shenoy, MD...

Dec 15, 2022
1 min

The Thyroid Nodule

A short summary on the common thyroid nodule risk factors and diagnostic evaluation.

Dec 8, 2022
3 min

Nivolumab Summary

Nivolumab + Yervoy (ipilimumab) combination therapy has shown superior efficacy to nivolumab monotherapy in several types of cancers, but...

Nov 23, 2022
2 min

Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Small-Cell Lung Cancer represents 15% of all lung cancers and tends to be responsive to chemo therapy and radiation...

Nov 7, 2022
1 min

V/Q mismatch

The V/Q ratio quantifies the relationship of lung ventilation to perfusion and in ideal physiology, the ratio is 1. V/Q mismatch ...

Oct 13, 2022
8 min

Carbon Monoxide, An Affinity for Hemoglobin 200x that of Oxygen

Exposure can be accidental or intentional as part of a suicide attempt. Refresh your memory about carbon monoxide poisoning.

Sep 22, 2022
7 min

Mauve Stinger Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) Envenomation

InBrief By Stuart M Caplen, MD In late August, early September 2022, there were numerous mauve stinger jellyfish (also known as the...

Aug 18, 2022
2 min

QuantiFERON-TB Gold

QuantiFERON-TB Gold is a blood test used to diagnose infections with mycrobacterium tuberculosis both latent and active.

Jun 16, 2022
2 min

Monkeypox, A Primer

In the recent world-wide outbreak, there have been 84 confirmed monkeypox cases in the US and 2,207 cases in 36 countries...

Jun 8, 2022
6 min

Ebola

Ebola: AKA Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) or Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever

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