May 2009 « PG Blazer

MRCP – Acronym

Manetic resonance cholangiopancreatography It cannot replace endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) as interventions are not possible.

Medicine

Sepsis – newer trends

Sepsis is a generalised inflammatory response to infection. Systemic inflammatroy response syndrome (SIRS) can occur in many conditions other than sepsis as well. Low tidal volume ventilation is

Microbiology

Extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBL)

Extended spectrum beta lactamases (ESBLs) are enzymes that mediate resistance to extended-spectrum or third generation cephalosporins like ceftazidime, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone and monobactams like aztreonam. ESBLs do not

Medicine

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

It is a heterogenous group of conditions with cytopenias, hypercellular / dysplastic marrow and is a premalignant condition. Dyserythropoesis manifest as ring sideroblasts. In MDS, there is decreased

General

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour

Gastrointestinal stromal tumour can be even be treated on an outpatient basis with imatinib.

Medicine

Newer markers in cancer

Carcinoma: cytokeratin Sarcoma: desmin / vimentin Malignant polycythemia rubra vera: V617F JAK2 mutation FLT3 mutation predicts prognosis in AML Chromosome 13 abnormality will indicate poor response to conventional

Acronyms

FISH – Acronym

Flourescent in situ hybridisation

Pathology

Hurthle cells or Askanazy cells

Hurthle cells or Askanazy cells seen in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

Medicine

Anti thyroid antibodies

Antimicrosomal antibodies (antithyroid peroxidase antibodies) (AMA/TPO): Closely correlates with thyroid damage and lymphocyte inflammation. Anti thyroglobulin antibodies (ATG): less frequent than Anti-TPO and their role is less clear.

Month: May 2009