Archives

Looking for a specific category? Browse through our archives below…

Biochemistry

• Electron Transport Chain in All Its Glory
• Sugar Strip Down: Glycolysis and Energy Formation
• Hans Krebs and His Cycle: Oxidation and Energy

Cardiology

• The Basics of Myocardial Infarction
• A Simple Approach to Hemodynamic Instability
• Fluid Around the Heart: Pericardial Effusions
• Cardiac Output: Pump, Pump, Squeeze
• Systemic Vascular Resistance: Radius, Length, and Viscosity

Endocrinology

• Too Much Pee: Understanding Diabetes Insipidus

General Medical Care

• ICU Notes: The Devil is in the Details
• SOCRATES: Thinking About Pain
• Hot to Interpret a Head CT: Blood Can Be Bad

Gynecology

• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Hormones Gone Amuck

Hematology

• The Letter Salad: Understanding Blood Types
• Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: B-Cells, Pel-Ebstein, and EBV

Infectious Disease

• Ixodus, Burgdorferi, and Lyme Disease Oh My!
• Giardia Lamblia: You Better Have a Toilet Nearby!

Metabolism

• Phenylketonuria: A Musty Aminoacidopathy
• Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome: GAGs and Dermatan Sulfate
• Carbs, Fats, and Proteins: How the Body Burns Fuel

Musculoskeletal

• The Hangman’s Fracture
• Latin for Toothlike: Fractures of the Odontoid Process
• Burst Fractures: Axial Loading and Ouch!
• Atlas Fractures: The Weight of the World on Its Shoulders
• Gout: Uric Acid, Negatively Birefringent, and My Big Toe

Neurology

• When Brain Veins Go Bad: Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• The Direct Basal Ganglia Pathway
• The Indirect Basal Ganglia Pathway
• Dr. Bror Rexed and his Laminae
• Vein of Galen Malformations: A Misnomer of Sorts
• Cerebellum, Purkinje, Mossy and All That Jazz
• Glioblastoma: A Real Beast
• Chiari Malformations: Type 1, Tonsils, Syrinx

Physical Examination

• Pitting Edema (Or Look How Swollen My Legs Are)

Physiology

• Cardiac Output: Pump, Pump, Squeeze
• Systemic Vascular Resistance: Radius, Length, and Viscosity
• Starling the Darling: Starling’s Equation and Fluid Movement