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USMLE STEP 1 Review &
Memorize
developmental milestones (0-12 mo)

"Parents Start Observing"

motor:
-reflexes gone
-lift head (1m), roll/sit (6m), crawl (8m), stand (10m), walk (12-18m)
-pincer grasp (10m)

social
-social smile (2m)

verbal/cognitive
-object perm (9m)
-mama, dada (10m)

developmental milestones (12-36 mo)

"Child Rearing Working"

motor:
-first steps (12m)
-cubes stacked (age x3)

social:
-parallel play (24-36m)
-rapproachement (24m)

verbal/cog
-200 words (2y)
-2 word sentences

developmental milestones (3-5 yr)

,"Don't Forget, they're still Learning"

motor:
-tricycle (3y)
-stick figure draw (4y)
-hop on one foot (4y)

social
-cooperative play (4y)

verbal/cog:
-1000 words (3y)
-complete sentences (4y)
-story telling (4y)

lymph node drainage, upper

cervical: head & neck

hilar: lungs

mediastinal: trachea & esophagus

axillary: upper limb, breast, skin above umbilicus

lymph node drainage, middle

celiac: liver. stomach, spleen, upper duodenum

superior mesenteric: lower duodenum, jejunum, colon to splenic flexure

inferior mesenteric: colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum

lymph node drainage, lower

internal iliac: lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line), bladder, vagina (middle third),
cervix, prostate

para-aortic: testes, ovaries, kidneys, uterus

superficial inguinal: anal canal (below pectinate line), skin below umbilicus (except popliteal

,area), scrotum, vulva

popliteal: dorsolateral foot, posterior calf

lymphatic drainage

right lymphatic duct drains right side of body above diaphragm

thoracic duct drains everything else into jxn of L subclavian vein & internal jugular vein

encapsulated organisms whose infection incidence increases with decreased B cells or
splenectomy

"Please SHINE my SKiS"

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Strep pneumoniae
Haemophilus Influenzae type b
Neisseria meningitidis
Escherichia coli
Salmonella spp.
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Group B Streptococci

HLA associated diseases, A3

hemochromatosis

HLA associated diseases, B8

Addison disease
myasthenia gravis

HLA associated diseases, B27

"PAIR", seronegative arthropathies

Psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
IBD-associated arthritis
Reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome)

HLA associated diseases, DQ2/DQ8

, "I ate (8) too (2) much gluten at Dairy Queen"
celiac disease

HLA associated diseases, DR2

multiple sclerosis
hay fever
SLE
Goodpasture syndrome

HLA associated diseases, DR3

diabetes mellitus type I
SLE
graves disease
Hashimoto thyroiditis
Addison disease

HLA associated diseases, DR4

"there are 4 walls in a rheum (room)"
Rheumatoid arthritis
diabetes mellitus type I
Addison disease

HLA associated diseases, DR5

pernicious anemia --> vit B12 deficiency
Hashimoto thyroiditis

cytokines secreted by MACs

IL-1
IL-6
IL-8
IL-12
TNF-α

cytokines, IL-1

-osteoclast activating factor
-causes fever, acute inflamm
-activates endothelium to express adhesion molec
-induces chemokine secretion to recruit RBCs

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