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Let's get back to the basics. A #dermtwitter #tweetorial on:

THE PRIMARY LESION!

My plan is to make a #Derm101 series on #morphology and the #skin exam, so this will be the first in that series of #medthreads.

#MedEd #FOAMEd #medtwitter #medstudenttwitter pc:@dermnetnz Image
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Why are #dermatologists so obsessed with description?

Well, for us, morphology is everything. We start with the exam and take the history afterward based on the possible differential we've come up with!

So let's start simple. What was that lesion in the prior tweet?
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That was a PATCH of vitiligo.

PATCHES are flat lesions >1 cm wide, whereas MACULES are flat lesions <1 cm wide! Check out photo #1 of perioral vitiligo where macules are coalescing into patches!

In #2, you can see both macules and patches in these Cafe au lait lesions. ImageImage
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Day 7 of my inpatient service & number 7 of my #BreadNButterMedicine #MedThreads.

Today, Hemodilution!

I’m no expert & I don't routinely administer large volumes of IV resuscitation fluids like my EM & trauma colleagues. But, I do give maintenance fluids to many patients.
2/ (POLL) With maintenance IV fluids, which cell lines can you see decrease due to hemodilution?
3/ To unpack this, we need to first start with the definition...

What is hemodilution?

Hemodilution implies dilution of the normal blood constitutents occuring either spontaneously after injury and/or blood loss, or as a result of plasma replacement or expansion.l
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As a believer in the testing effect and spaced learning, I thought it may be valuable to create a quiz of sorts, posting questions from prior #MedThreads.

Below are 5 questions, followed by an "answer key" with links to the thread that discussed the topic.

I hope you enjoy!
Q1.
What is one mechanism by which myocardial ischemia results in dyspnea?

[LVEDP = left-ventricular end-diastolic pressure; CO = cardiac output]
Q2.
What is following traits of Treponema pallidum explains why it has not gained resistance to penicillin?

[PBPs = PCN binding proteins; HGT = horizontal gene transfer]
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