12 results
Inherited Non-hemolytic Disorders of Hyperbilirubinemia 

== Disorders of Conjugation ==
Gilbert Syndrome:
 • 5-10% of the population
as jaundice on clinical ... : • Type I CN ... 7-20 mg/dL • CN ... and stress may cause ... Congenital #bilirubin #hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Workup and Differential ... with electrolyte disorders ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... #Differential # ... #hepatology
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Many others • Transverse ... pain • Extra-CNS ... Comorbid autoimmune disorders
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
 -
- Differential ... - Maternal hypertension ... neutropenia, Kostmann syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ... #hematology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... that results in CNS ... Myelitis - Clinical ... • Infectious causes ... management #neurology #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Frank nephritis (hypertension ... and CNS • Headache ... neuropathy • Transverse
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... (CAS): - Due ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
anywhere in the CNS ... may mimic an LMN disorder ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... very different clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... a gas exchange disorder ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... management #treatment #hepatology