medical school – Moosmosis

Cardiology 101 – Atrial Fibrillation (USMLE) : Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatments

By Moosmosis on 6 Apr 2021 • ( 3 Comments )

In this quick easy-to-understand lesson, we learn about atrial fibrillation, causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatments for USMLE medicine. Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia. This means the heart beat has an irregularly irregular rhythm. Symptoms can include fatigue, dyspnea (difficulty breathing), and heart palpitations in the chest. You diagnose atrial fibrillation via EKG. It can be treated with medications or surgically.

Shoulder Abduction Muscles: Medical Anatomy and USMLE

By Moosmosis on 24 Jul 2020 • ( 12 Comments )

In this quick and easy lesson, we explain the shoulder muscles responsible for abducting the shoulder, the anatomy, the degrees of arm abduction for each shoulder muscle, and the nerves that innervate the shoulder abduction muscles.

Glucose Transporters GLUT and SGLT: Biochemistry, MCAT, and USMLE

By Moosmosis on 21 Jul 2020 • ( 9 Comments )

In this lesson, we explain about the biochemistry of glucose transporters GLUT and SGLT, their functions, and differences. Biochemistry, MCAT, and USMLE

Tay-Sachs Disease vs Niemann-Pick Disease: Similarities and Differences

By Moosmosis on 28 Oct 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

Lysosomal Storage Diseases: Tay-Sachs Disease vs Niemann-Pick DIsease: Similarities and differences for symptoms, causes, enzymes, biochemistry, inheritance, etc

How is Glucose Transported into the Blood? Red Blood Cell Glucose Transporter Glut1

By Moosmosis on 16 Oct 2019 • ( 7 Comments )

How is glucose transported into the blood? How is glucose taken up by red blood cells? In this easy-to-understand lesson, we explain the processes behind these questions.