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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... Underlying liver disease ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential Diagnosis ... both Hodgkin's disease ... of thymomas are benign ... • Eye issues (drooping ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... permeability Diagnosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... (for secondary APS ... #management #treatment
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... includes frequently benign ... Further diagnostics ... the underlying disease ... The treatment strategy
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
) - Diagnosis and ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... #treatment #neurology
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Common Differential Diagnosis ... or inflammatory disease ... ), idiopathic, benign ... Low Back Pain): Shooting ... Bending, sneezing
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... Vmphocytosis on routine ... transformation) Treatment ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... hematology #hemeonc #diagnosis
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... non-essential drug/HDS treatments ... Alcohol-related liver disease ... • Cholestatic: Benign ... Liver #Injury #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... excretion ± Renin ... edema - SPS ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
over course of disease ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... the lumen and promoting ... #Management #treatment