Test you knowledge of Respiratory Anatomy

Test your knowledge of Cranial Nerves.

Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell neoplasm.  The type B cells of the lymph cells that normally respond to infection and are found in the marrow grow out of control.    This tumor develops usually in the bone marrow and is referred to as a myeloma.  Therefore, more than one myeloma is considered “multiple myeloma”.   It is

Test your knowledge of certain bone lesions. Plotkin, HB., Bhatia, J. Disorders of Bone Mineralization. emedicine.medscape.com. Mar 6 2014. web. Jan 10 2016. Dutton M. Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, & Intervention. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2004.

POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA PMR Polymyalgia Rheumatica is a relatively common inflammatory condition that affects primarily people over the age of 50 and of northern European descent. It is rare in Asia and among black people. It is more frequent in women than men by 2 to 1. It is characterized by proximal stiffness and myalgia of

Test your knowledge of causes of certain types of head and neck pain. 1. Cephalalgia 33(9) 629–808. International Headache Society 2013. 2. Klippel, J. H. et al. Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. 12th ed. Atlanta, Ga. Arthritis Foundation. 2001. 3. Trigeminal Neuralgia Fact Sheet. ninds.nih.gov. Nov 3 2015. web. Jan 15, 2016.

Colors in your evaluation can be indicative of certain pathologies.

Test your knowledge of screening for BPPV and why it is important.   Noda K, Ikusaka M, Ohira Y, Takada T, Tsukamoto, T. Predictors for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with positive Dix-Hallpike test. International Journal of General Medicine. 2011; 4: 809–814. Bhattacharyya N, Baugh RF, Orvidas L, Barrs D, Bronston LJ, Cass S, et al.

Welcome to summer and the possibility of contracting Lyme disease from ticks.  Test you knowledge on the signs and symptoms of this particular disease. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection contracted from the deer tick or black-legged  It is found in the Northeast, Minnesota and Wisconsin and northern California but recent surveys find it in half

Dissecting Thoracic Aneurysm: Severe chest pain without change with change of position or lying down and can refer to upper back Dissecting Abdominal Aneurysm: sudden severe constant low back pain, boring, tearing flank pain, abdominal pain and or groin pain pulsating mass in the abdomen fainting and hypotension cyanosis confused mental state, distressed An abdominal aneurysm