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It’s Mnemonic Monday! X-linked Dominant (XLD) Syndromes
X-Linked Dominant SyndromesOn this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember syndromes with an X-linked Dominant (XLD) inheritance pattern with the following mnemonic: The CHICAGO Bulls Dominated Because They Had the MIDAS Touch Conradi-Hünermann Incontinentia pigmenti CHILD Albright’s Goltz Oro-facial digital syndrome Bazex MIDAS (microphthalmia, dermal aplasia, and sclerocornea) Click HERE to print you …
X-Linked Dominant Syndromes
It’s Mnemonic Monday! Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS)
MAD PORESOn this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember diseases or medication exposures associated with Elastosis Perforans Serpiginosa (EPS) with the following mnemonic: MAD PORES Marfan Acrogeria Down’s Penicillamine Osteogenesis imperfecta Rothmund-Thomson Ehlers-Danlos Scleroderma Click HERE to print your mnemonic card.   Study More! Need a refresher on Perforating D …
MAD PORES
Raynaud’s Phenomenon- Friday Pop Quiz 10/9
Raynaud's phenomenon This 34-year-old woman reports a long history of Raynaud's phenomenon. The only medication she takes is albuterol as needed for exercise-induced asthma. On exam, you notice splinter hemorrhages of the fingernails as well as the pictured findings. Which of the following antibodies is LEAST likely to be positive in this woman? A. Anti-nuclear B. Anti-histone C. Anti-B2 glycoprotein D …
Raynaud's phenomenon
It’s Mnemonic Monday! Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
SANAOn this Mnemonic Monday, we challenge you to remember major causes of drug-induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) with the following mnemonic: SANA Sulfonamides Anticonvulsants NSAIDs Allopurinol Click HERE to print your mnemonic card.   Study More! Need a refresher on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome? Check out the following pages of your 2019 Derm In-Review Study Guide: Stevens-Johnso …
SANA