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Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Central Nail Canal ... Nail #fingernail #pathology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table #
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Central Nail Canal ... Nail #fingernail #pathology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology ... #nails #table #
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... mortality, and first-line ... treatment is plasma ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... paresthesias (carpal ... Differential Diagnosis ... Management: • 1st line ... Endocrinology #Treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... shows a small, stable ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... organ damage Clinical ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
pulmonary edema (“B-lines ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... disturbance, External lines ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology: ... the OR • HD stable ... : CTA is first-line