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[bigfrank]

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The perihepatitis (Fitz-Curtis et. al. Syndrome) that can accompany PID...

If shown a picture of the liver in a pt w/ PID, what are the liver findings (violin-strings) actually composed of?

1. Fibrin
2. Fibronectin
3. Laminin
4. Who cares?

I can't recall where I saw this question... 😉

 

[imtiaz]

fibrin is clots, so i'd say no. laminin i don't know what it is, so i'd say no to that too. my guess is fibronectin.

 

[MissMedicine]

The perihepatitis (Fitz-Curtis et. al. Syndrome) that can accompany PID...

If shown a picture of the liver in a pt w/ PID, what are the liver findings (violin-strings) actually composed of?

um ok, not to panic or anything, but I didnt know pid had accompanying liver sx... and i have no idea about this fitz syndrome. should i be freaking out...

laminin is in an EC protein like fibronectin but I think it's commonly in the BM, not sure.

 

[imtiaz]

The perihepatitis (Fitz-Curtis et. al. Syndrome) that can accompany PID...

If shown a picture of the liver in a pt w/ PID, what are the liver findings (violin-strings) actually composed of?

um ok, not to panic or anything, but I didnt know pid had accompanying liver sx... and i have no idea about this fitz syndrome. should i be freaking out...

laminin is in an EC protein like fibronectin but I think it's commonly in the BM, not sure.

don't freak out. fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome is just inflammation of the liver capsule. it happens with PID. that's all you need to know.

 

[Jalby]

Fibrin. Just like you can get a fibrinous exudate in the pericardium with infection, you are getting a fibrinous exudate over the liver with the infection spreading there. Alright, now to look it up in BRS to be sure I'm right....ummm it's not in the index. Oh well.

 

[Stinger86]

4. Who cares

 

[Jalby]

<-----------------he does

4. Who cares

 

[nuclearrabbit77]

The perihepatitis (Fitz-Curtis et. al. Syndrome) that can accompany PID...

If shown a picture of the liver in a pt w/ PID, what are the liver findings (violin-strings) actually composed of?

1. Fibrin
2. Fibronectin
3. Laminin
4. Who cares?

I can't recall where I saw this question... 😉

i would most definetly say it's fibrin.

 

[bigfrank]

Hello again,

"Who cares" probably applies to most of us, but the topic briefly became very important to me a few weeks ago 😎

The answer I put is Fibrin and I think it's correct.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Imtiaz: Actually, that's not all you need to know (trust me)...

 

[nuclearrabbit77]

i had a question about the testing centers:

-can you bring earplugs?
-can you wear a baseball cap?
-and how much earlier before scheduled time did you arrive?

 

[AlexRusso]

Earplugs - depends on the center. Some do (mine did) some provide their own.

Caps - no headgear except for religious reasons, in which case they will have you fill out a special form.

Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled time.

 

[lindyloohoo]

Hello again,

"Who cares" probably applies to most of us, but the topic briefly became very important to me a few weeks ago 😎

The answer I put is Fibrin and I think it's correct.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Imtiaz: Actually, that's not all you need to know (trust me)...

So would you be able to use something like tPA to break up those fibrin deposits. i.e. are they like the blood clots where plaminogen is built in, in order to destroy the clot later. I think there was a nbme, or q-bank, or released question about that pertaining to Dressler's syndrome. I can't remember, there were so many ?s!!!

 

[nuclearrabbit77]

FA pg 337. Oprelvekin is IL-11, not IL-2.

 

[bigfrank]

As far as w/ tPA, I don't know if that would work, as the fibrinous process that occurs with the liver-PID thing and pericarditis is extravascular. tPA, to my knowledge, works intravascularly.

 

[Jalby]

How about sissors??? You can just cut them, and you don't have to worry about it anymore.

 

[bigfrank]

Hey Jalby,

About the scissors...I tried that on myself (I have PID) and you wouldn't believe the results! (get it!!!)

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Jalby, good luck tomorrow. Did you take the online NBME paid exams?

Best wishes.

 

[Jalby]

Did you take the online NBME paid exams?

No I didn't. But way to stress me out by pointing out the thing that you think would have been most relevant to my studying for the boards. Now I'm going to have to buy the tests and do them in the next 17 hours. Arrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bigfrank]

Jalby,

Don't worry --- they're CRAP! Really, your sleep is much more important!

So much is luck --- I would actually spend the next hours praying for easy questions. I really did this and I believe it helped!

 

[Jalby]

I'm totally kidding. I'm not the type of person who stesses out like that. But I can be sarcastic sometimes.

 

[bigfrank]

OK, so we're cool. I thought I had you looking like this ---->


Best of luck tomorrow..........

 

[Jalby]

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