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Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... fatigue despite clinical ... UC Anemia and IBD ... IDA and active IBD ... /other causes
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... → Inflammation causes ... ng/mL (absolute ID ... 20% (functional ID ... #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... leukodystrophy w/ deficiency ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... Disease #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... cord compression (MRI ... than 2/3 of the cross-sectional ... - Pleocytosis: Mild ... • Nutritional Deficiency
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... infection that cross-reacts ... transplantation CLINICAL ... can vary from mild ... - Spinal MRI may
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
History: 19-month-old ... was a complex I deficiency ... Leigh #Syndrome #Clinical ... #MRI #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
meningitis on T2 MRI ... Nausea & vomiting ... )but severe K+ deficiency ... #Brain #clinical ... #radiology