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Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
diabetes Key signs/symptoms ... , N/V, diffuse abdominal ... altered mental status ... lethargy, coma, seizure
Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... pain and related symptoms ... acute or chronic abdominal ... Obstipation (no flatus ... #obstruction #sbo
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... stiffness, BBD, mental status ... Pneumonia -> Cough, SOB ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Complex (NOT simple) ascites on Abdominal POCUS
(very subtle intra-ascitic echoes--didn't translate to Twitter well) secondary to
simple) ascites on Abdominal ... ) secondary to SBP ... twitter.com/EUSmkh/status ... Complex #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #SBP
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... Dizziness, syncope, seizures ... intestinal edema, abdominal ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Altered mental status ... brain PRES Clinical ... Altered mental status ... PRES-Associated Clinical ... Neurological symptoms
Gastroschisis on POCUS

Common ED complaint--VB/OB.  G1P0.  No heart tones heard so POCUS done.
heart tones heard so ... Note abdominal wall ... twitter.com/RJonesSonoEM/status ... Gastroschisis #POCUS #clinical
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical manifestations ... hypertension, Seizures ... High output state ... failure #Signs #Symptoms
Statins & Recommendations:

Word Cholesterol came from Cholesterine, named by French chemist Michel E. Chevreul (‘solid bile’
Statins & Recommendations ... Statins inhibit ... the critical step ... By doing so, they ... musculoskeletal symptoms
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Diagnosis of MALA - Abdominal ... presentation - Clinical ... also includes symptoms ... altered mental status