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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
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... #complications
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... almost always binocular ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Monocular • Refractive ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... ), Thrombosis, Hemorrhage ... aquagenic pruritis"), Hypertension
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Clinical Effects ... Tumours Local complications ... Bruising, Myopathy, Hypertension ... Tumors #Signs #Symptoms
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
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... - Malignant Hypertension ... abdo pain, GI hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
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
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... lymphoproliferative syndrome Clinical ... Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ... Frank nephritis (hypertension ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Clinical Feature of Hypomagnesemia and Magnesium Deficiency
 • Electrolyte Disturbance: Hypokalemia, Hypocalcemia
 • Neuromuscular and central
Clinical Feature ... sensitivity • Complications ... vascular disease, Hypertension ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms