is an enzyme which catalyzes the hydrolysis of phosphate monoesters. It is membrane-bound widely found: liver - 55...

    Pathogenesis   imbalance of cholesterol and its solubilizing agents, bile salts and lecithin concentrations if hepa...

Adjuvant Therapy – Chemotherapy Indications sub-groups of stage I at high risk of recurrence lymphatic invasi...

Pathology Non-invasive Ductal carcinoma in situ risk of development of infiltrating ductal carcinoma in same breast excisi...

Epidemiology   most common cancer in women (excluding skin) second leading cause of cancer mortality in women most...

Common causes of breast symptoms     FIBROCYSTIC DISEASE   benign breast condition consisting of fibrous and  cystic cha...

  ACUTE PANCREATITIS   (see Gastroenterology Notes )   usually no surgical management in uncomplicated acute pancreatitis  ...

Severity   not proportional to the level of amylase Ranson's Criteria -   pancreatitis not due to gallstones (...

Causes ( I GET SMASHED ) I diopathic: 3rd most common - thought to be hypertensive sphincter or microlithiasis G allstone...

Clinical presentation contributing factors obesity, chronic cough, pregnancy, constipation,straining on urination, asc...

protrusion of a viscus into an area in which it is not normally contained    Incidence male:female = 9:1 lifetime r...

systemic venous return re-enters systemic circulation directly most prominent feature is cyanosis (O2 sat < 75%) differentiate...

extra blood is displaced through a communication from the left to the right side of the heart, resulting in increased pulmonary blood ...

8/1000 live births, can present with heart murmur, heart failure, or cyanosis   Increased risk Maternal factors diabetes...

  50-80% of children have audible heart murmurs at some point in their lives  most murmurs are functional (i.e. "innocent"...