Sunday, 8 March 2015

Random Pearls


ALL steroid hormones are protein bound EXCEPT DHEA.

ALL protein hormones are not bound to plasma proteins EXCEPT IGF-1.

ALL hormones are secreted in pulsatile fashion EXCEPT Thyroxin.


Regarding TB:
‪#‎Ghon‬ Complex - ONLY in ‪#‎PRIMARY‬ T.B.
‪#‎Cavitation‬ - ONLY in ‪#‎SECONDARY‬ T.B.
Calcification, Positive PPD, Caseating granuloma - in BOTH.

The MOST COMMON thyroid Carcinoma is Papillary (P-opular).
It also has P-sammoma bodies on histology.
It causes P-alpable lymph nodes (lymphatic spread)

n. MeninGitidis ferments Maltose & Glucose.
n. Gonorrhoeae ferments ONLY Glucose.