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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS ... diagnosis #management #summary ... #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management Summary ... intrinsic lung disease ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hepatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... with more severe disease ... Treatment: • ... Erythematosus #SLE #Summary ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... (for secondary APS ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management Summary ... • Treatment is ... von Willebrand disease ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) - Summary ... Vmphocytosis on routine ... transformation) Treatment ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
and Management Summary ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary ... #rheumatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... #neurology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Diagnosis and Workup Summary ... No Need For: • Routine ... Rule out celiac disease ... inflammatory bowel disease ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management Summary ... other causes of neurologic ... over course of disease ... the lumen and promoting ... #hepatology