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PAGE #        NEW INFORMATION and CORRECTIONS
78            Under the "MOA of Dantrolene, it should read:  "stops the release of Calcium from the sarcoplasmic ......
120          NEW INFO: Under causes of organophosphate poisoning, add "Tubun" (nerve agent).
174          Add: Under lymph drainage for Popliteal nodes: Saphenous is the medial tract to the superficial Inguinal nodes
                and the Foot is the lateral tract to the poplateal nodes.
206          Under virulence factors chart:  3rd entry, left column should read "Strep pneumonia" not Stap pneumonia.
222          NEW INFO: Under Rheumatic Fever:  The damage of the heart is due to "molecular mimicing". 
                The antibodies confuse the cardiac myocytes with the foreign antigens.
290          Under Adeno Virus, it should read #1 in URI (not UTI).
295          Under Adenovirus, it should read "Kids URI" and (childrens URI's), not UTI.
321          Under cellular changes:  NEW:  Anaplasia: which is the loss of differentiation (malignancy: no reversal).
344          Under the Heart Cycle bullet points: Delete all "Point A, B, D" references: they are not used.
355          Under Right Preload column for Tamponade: Add a note that the preload for the left heart is decreased.
407          Under MOA of Abciximab, add "Receptor Antagonist" after GPIIb/IIIa.
425          NEW INFO: Under sources of exposure for Bagassosis, add cardboard.
536         
Under Metabolic Acidosis:  It should read INCREASED HCO3 and DECREASED PCO2 due to compensatory
                alveolar hyperventilation.
536          Under Metabolic Alkalosis: It should read DECREASED HCO3 and INCREASED PCO2 due to compensatory
                alveolar hyporventilation.
593          NEW INFO: Under the Glucose Tolerance Test, add: cause of DM in pregancy is due to an increase in human
                placental lactogen.
661          NEW INFO: Under Aromatase Deficiency add: The increase in androgens in mother is passed on to the baby.
703          In the top picture of the brain, the blank line under "Frontal Lobe" should be labeled "hippocampus".
756          NEW TIP: Under Sphincter Pupillae:  ADD (C = CCircular muscle Constricts).
                (P = P: Pupillae is Parasympathetic)
834          NEW TIP: After Polycythemia Differential Chart add tips:
                In Polycythemia Absolute: (There is ABSOLUTELY NO oxygen);
                In Polycythemia Inappropriate Absolute (It is absolutely INAPPROPRIATE to have a tumor).
855          NEW INFO: Under Notes for Winged Scapula, add C5, 6, 7 and T1.
857          NEW INFO: Under Median Nerve, add in notes:  Contained in the retinaculum (aka: Trasverse Carpal Ligment).
869          Under the test for the MCL, it should read the Valgus Stress Test, not Varus.
912          NEW INFO: Under MOA of Colchicine, add "inhibits LB4" after "inhibits chemotaxis of PMN's".
998          Under Clinical use of Duloxetine, it should read "peripheral neuropathy", not just peripheral.
1008        Under Type II Error:  It should read "the drug did not work", not "the drug did work".
1010        Under the Most Common Equations Graphs:  The 2nd graph down should be labeled "Specificity", not sensitivity.
1027        Under AAA Screen:  It should read >5 cm (not mm)
1035        Under Sodium Labs, the normal range should read 135 - 145, not 124 - 135.