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Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical ... findings and Complications ... loss (mono- or binocular ... Papillary Edema, Flame Hemorrhages ... Temporal #Arteritis #Complications
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Clinical Pearls ... almost always binocular ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Pathogenesis and clinical ... causes dot/blot hemorrhages ... retina and flame hemorrhages ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... ), Thrombosis, Hemorrhage ... • Treatment algorithms
Indications for therapeutic intervention of pancreatic pseudocysts.
Complicated pancreatic pseudocysts (one criterion sufficient)
 • Compression of large
large vessels (clinical ... symptoms or seen ... pseudocysts • Haemorrhage ... extrapancreatic complications
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
with splinter hemorrhages ... Clinical manifestations ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
COVID-19 Adult Clinical ... 30%; can be only symptom ... occur before other symptoms ... 28% -> Incr risk complications ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... findings: • Symptoms ... abscess • Epidural hemorrhage ... hypercoagulable states - Hemorrhage ... differential #algorithm
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
restored to esophagus Clinical ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... underlying friable hemorrhagic ... supportive care Complications ... common long term complication
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
When present, symptoms ... and complications ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... pregnancy loss) • Hemorrhage ... • Treatment algorithms