NBME Answers : scpomp's page

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Cannon A waves occur when the right atrium contracts against a closed tricuspid valve. Classically seen in AV dissociation (complete heart block).

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submitted by strugglebus(76),

Auto dom disease are usually heterozygous (or so they want us to assume)

xxabi How do you know is autosomal dominant? +2

scpomp Hereditary spherocytosis +

fshowon Isnt the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration increased in spherocytosis? Thats what through me off. +1

charcot_bouchard yes, would be inc in prev NBME. But this is batshit nbme 20. U have to identify spherocytes without central pallor in PBF +1

charcot_bouchard yes, would be inc in prev NBME. But this is batshit nbme 20. U have to identify spherocytes without central pallor in PBF +