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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... /STS/STR Clinical ... are any signs/symptoms ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... membrane into the CNS ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... improvement in symptoms ... composite endpoint of all-cause ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
& Fe Sucrose > alt ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... and/or stress • Pts ... /other causes • ... #diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Diagnosis and Management ... extrapulmonary cases ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... should be done in ALL ... involvement - CT
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
PO4 -> decr RBC ATP ... - anemia - CNS ... Constipation - MSK ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM ... Infarction  Ischemic Symptoms ... TIMI III flow in all ... vessels other than CTO ... DCSI #Initiative #Management
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphocyte predominant (LP ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology