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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
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
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... & Fe Sucrose > alt ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... and/or stress • Pts ... /other causes
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
Meta-analyses of RCTs ... outcomes: BPD symptoms ... for inclusion all ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Personality #Disorder #Medications
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
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
For pituitary masses ... of all sizes, it ... targeted with medication ... Signs / Symptoms ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
: hospitalized pts ... 30%; can be only symptom ... Cardiac: multiple case ... in <35% • AST/ALT ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
active disease symptoms ... heavy housework, medications ... need help with all ... from whatever cause ... #Scale #Score #CFS
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... that results in CNS ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... • Infectious causes