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Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute ... Severe Ulcerative ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... up • Surgery ≠ Treatment ... #IBD #Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... or hyposplenic states
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... Without treatment ... manifestations including acute ... -Gumma are ulcerating ... of Infectious Diseases
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... hypertension and acute ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... #Syphilis #stages
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
due to chronic disease ... Post-operative state ... deficiency (thiamine) Late ... Palpitations • Diarrhea ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
goiter (Graves' disease ... Perspiration - Diarrhea ... radiocontrast agent ... proptosis), unblinking stare ... hyperthyroidism #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... until cause identified
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... states one of which ... before beginning treatment ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... to be in ADHF starts ... Cardiac cath if acute ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
• A state of hyperinflammatory ... worsening of that disease ... pericarditis, peritoneal disease ... Virus - Genital ulceration ... , unless the patient