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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Amyloid precursor ... - Presenilin 1 ... mutations - Down syndrome
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Clinical: Dyspnea ... Amyloidosis (AL Amyloid ... , Cancer-Related ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... Idiopathic (i.e., Drug-Related
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... hypersplenism and related ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
amyloidosis • Dialysis-related ... Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... activation → IL-1
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
should be done): 1. ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs ... • Other: 1. ... Renal parenchymal disease
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Clinical ... ecchymoses • Delayed ... #Cushings #Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... treatment • Delayed
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Into Two Types: 1. ... clinicopathologically, - Related ... Diagnosis: • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Cystic Duct Stone on Biliary POCUS

Not your average gall stone. This stone is lodged in the
Stone on Biliary POCUS ... lead to Mirizzi syndrome ... CBD is also dilated ... , shotgun sign is ... ultrasound #abdominal #clinical
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... responsible for most cases ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... meningovascular disease ... resulting in a dilated