LIST of Random Diseases they MIGHT test on USMLE NOT in First Aid

[MAK]

this is more for people who have extra time and don't want to be blindsighted by a random disease you have never heard of i.e McCune Albright syndrome (yes, i know its in 2009 FA, but i have 2008)

If you can, List the disease and a brief synopsis

Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCPD)
- osteochondritis deformans= juvenilis
-osteonecrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis of the femoral head.

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[rahulb]

kallmann's syndrome

hypothalamic disfunction -> anosmia + def of GnRH

 

[chubbykid]

if not in FA, they should be RR path though, right?

 

[gsmithers68]

x-linked dominant PTH-resistant Rickets (mentioned, but not talked about).

Precocious puberty in kids... McCune-Albright

APS 1 and APS 2 (autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes)

 

[SnakeEyes]

kallmann's syndrome

hypothalamic disfunction -> anosmia + def of GnRH

Ha... have this as well. Definitely a product of UW.

 

[ACE Stimulator]

Instead of just throwing out the name of diseases.....it would be more helpful if you could add a little description or a fewkeywords about the disease.

 

[ACE Stimulator]

Meniere's Disease: a disorder of inner ear that characterized by increase volume of ENDolymp.

• Triad: tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss. Sx occurs in episodic.

 

[leahmaria]

more from uw:

propionic acidemia: congenital deficiency of propional coA carboxylase
methylmalonic acidemia: deficiency of methylmalonyl CoA isomerase

newborns present w/ lethargy, vomiting. Lab exam reveals metabolic acidosis w/ large anion gap, ketosis and hypoglycemia for both.

 

[Jccripe]

Diamond-Blackfan syndrome

congenital erythroid aplasia with other blood values in the normal range


Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

channelopathy, a paralysis after exersice or large high carb meals due to low potassium levels

 

[DrGregoryHouse]

Erdheim-Chester disease

Osgood-Schlatter disease

 

[theophylline]

Wikipedia: Asherman's syndrome, also called "uterine synechiae" or intrauterine adhesions, presents a condition characterized by the presence of scars within the uterine cavity.

UTD paraphrased: Amenorrhea due to intrauterine adhesions, first desc. in 1894

 

[BoneNibbler]

poindextersdn-disease

Wikipedia-born having a propensity towards OCD and perfectionism.

 

[alphaholic06]

poindextersdn-disease

Wikipedia-born having a propensity towards OCD and perfectionism.

 

[GuzzyRon]

Meniere's Disease: a disorder of inner ear that characterized by increase volume of ENDolymp.

• Triad: tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing loss. Sx occurs in episodic.

This one is certainly in FA09. Saw it yesterday...but wait a minute, maybe I'm confusing this for Menetrier's Disease. Darn it!

 

[GuzzyRon]

I don't think I've come across either Andersen's Disease (Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV) or Bloom's Disease in FA.

 

[usmletoo]

Harnup disease ( at least in my version of fa)