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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 6 Answers

step2ck_form6/Block 3/Question#43 (reveal difficulty score)
A previously healthy 67-year-old man is ...
Small cell carcinoma ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: renal

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Patient has symptoms of SIADH = low Na, which presents with small cell carcinoma of the lung

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tinylilron  I would think that SIADH can occur with ANY lung pathology. Thus making any of these etiologies plausible. However, First Aid Step 2 CK mentions that SIASH is present with small cell carcinoma. Therefore, I suppose small cell carcinoma has a greater association with SIADH. +1



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submitted by โˆ—lilmonkey(63)
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Small Cell - Central. SIADH. Squamous Cell - Central. PTHrP. Adeno - Peripheral. Clubbing (EGF). Carcinoid - Bronchi? Flushing (Serotonin).

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