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Myocardial Infarction - Definition and Types

Type 1 - Spontaneous Myocardial Infarction
 - Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or
Myocardial Infarction - Definition ... cardiac death with symptoms ... Revascularization Procedure - 4a ... CABG Procedure #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Myocardial
Diagnosis and management of Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)

Chapel Hill 2012 definition: 
Necrotizing vasculitis ofmedium or small arteries
Diagnosis and management ... Chapel Hill 2012 definition ... #Rheumatology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Vasculitis ... #Differential
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Diagnosis Framework ... Definition: 150- ... Diagnosis: • ... Pulmonary Embolism, Vasculitis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... multiplex ANCA vasculitis ... Leukocytoclastic vasculitis ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Prinzmetal) Angina Definition ... Pathophysiology: ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral ... #management #pathophysiology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
(DRESS) Definition ... Symptoms: • The ... Criteria for Diagnosis ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... #management
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... and iron release Diagnosis ... improvement in symptoms ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... musculoskeletal symptoms ... Psychiatric symptoms ... #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Behcet disease) Differential ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology