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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... gp210/sp100) 3. ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... significant portal HTN Signs ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... #hepatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... erythematosus (SLE) Signs ... / Symptoms: - ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... in GBA1 gene Clinical ... involvement (type 2 and 3) ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... spontaneous within 3- ... intervertebral disc disease ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... #signs #symptoms
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
of a patient’s clinical ... identify (1) Clinical ... syndrome (signs ... /symptoms), (2) ... demographics), and (3)
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
the Infectious Disease ... illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... define the clinical ... syndrome - Does
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) ... Signs of underlying ... disease: Cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #hepatology