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A 19-year-old man suddenly collapses and is brought to the emergency department. His vital signs include temperature of 37.1°C, pulse 84/min, respirations 18/min, and blood pressure 80/40 mm Hg. Laboratory findings include hemoglobin of 13.5 g/dL, platelet count 252,000/mm3, WBC count 7230/mm3, serum glucose 73 mg/dL, and creatinine 1.2 mg/dL. The total creatine kinase (CK) level is elevated, with a CK-MB fraction of 10%. Which of the following underlying conditions is most likely to be present in this patient? Hereditary hemochromatosisMarfan syndromeDown syndromeFamilial hypercholesterolemiaLets learn to solve more clinical scenarios and make your base strong to tackle anything - Enroll to Pathology revision series and learn more Subscribe here today

How to tackle INI. ?!

The exam date for AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS - Nov 20th. Pathology first revision will be over by Oct end. We will have the prospectus of INI by oct 6th.  We will have sufficient time to understand and excel in it.I shall do my best to set questions for Pathology (if there is a new pattern) - In the revision series. So you guys get over the fear of new pattern. Shall also ask other faculties, atleast the main subjects to contribute some questions in new pattern (if any) and include them in the revision series. Do not worry about an exam or a change in pattern, Its a tiny little exam infront of your capacity.. I shall include all of the above said changes in the Pathology Revision series, if you have missed it - Subscribe here todayRegardsRanjith AR

Robbins Review Vignettes

A 77-year-old woman sees her physician for a routine health maintenance examination. On physical examination, she is afebrile. Her pulse is 66/min, respirations 14/min, and blood pressure 125/85 mm Hg. On auscultation, a systolic ejection murmur is heard. There are a few crackles over the lung bases posteriorly. From the representative gross appearance of the aortic valve shown in the figure, which of the following most likely contributed to the development of this lesion?Chromosomal aneuploidyAgingTertiary syphilisAtherosclerosisLets learn more systematically to be any devil - Let it be INI/NEXT. Week 2 images labelled and uploaded to Revision series students - Pedigree of all required inheritances uploaded in Image Labelled section. - If you are preparing for this year exam - Subscribe here today

Week 2 Images added

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going" - I am a fan of this ! Why to worry if there is a new announcement - lets prepare more harder and defeat it. I shall work harder for sure to make it easier for you all. !INI or NEXT- We are the best :) Images of Genetics and Immunology uploaded in revision course. Labelled and marked with salient identification points. To get access to all the images - Subscribe here today RegardsRanjith AR

Robbins Vignettes

In the third match of a volleyball tournament, a 15-year-old girl jumps up for a block and collapses. Despite cardiopulmonary resuscitation, she cannot be revived. She had been healthy all her life and complained only of limited episodes of chest pain in games during the current school year. Which of the following pathologic findings of the heart is the medical examiner most likely to find? Haphazardly arranged hypertrophied septal myocytesExtensive myocardial hemosiderin depositionTachyzoites within foci of myocardial necrosis and inflammationMitral valvular stenosis with left atrial enlargementDo not worry about any exam - Be confident in your subject you will clear it easily. Pathology contributes approx 10% of any exam - be strong in pathology to have a hold in medicine and Sx. Start revision at the earliest -  if you have not enrolled to revision programme - Subscribe here today

Institute of National Importance exam !

One exam for all central institutes. Good and bad. Good - Because you will have more seats and less seat loss in terms of jumping from one to anotherBad - The student gets only one chance. Buck up and start the revision

Image Bank

Dear Students, Have added a separate icon on Image Bank for all students - Where i shall add few classical images - marked and labelled - for your future use. The entire image bank will be accessible to students of Pathology revision series - To get access - Subscribe here today.Week 2 discussion Images will be uploaded today - Genetics, Immunology. RegardsRanjith AR

Robbins Review Vignettes

A 43-year-old man has had a cough and fever for the past 2 months. A chest radiograph shows bilateral nodular densities, some with calcification, located mainly in the upper lobes of the lungs. A transbronchial lung biopsy is performed, yielding a specimen with the microscopic appearance shown. Which of the following chemical mediators is most important in the pathogenesis of this lesion?Complement C5aInterferon-γBradykininNitric oxideThis week end will be General path TnD for exam goers - Enroll to Revision series and track your performance and we shall find a way to make your score better  - If you have missed it - Subscribe here today

Decide it for yourself - No time table method

So here is a single day challenge for you guys, let us see how many of you guys can do it. Do not stick to a timetable for today, i am sure you guys must be religiously trying to follow the timetables you have put, but with no success.Today  -  Let this be your routine. Goal for today is 50% of yesterday - that's all. Now or when you wake up and see the post - Fix your goal. And march towards it ! You will finish it by noon and post noon you will not be drowsy, you will all be hyper and you will read more. ! This is science. Let's believe in it for once and do it. And for you #8to9ispathotime also make up your mind you will finish half of it. You will finish the entire portion faster and more efficiently. If you are successful in the method let me know :) And lets all hail Guyton !Enroll yourself if you missing your revision -  Let me streamline it for you and break pathology into pieces which is easy and effective - Subscribe here today