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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... #nephrology #causes
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... • Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... • Normal kidney ... #Hepatology #Nephrology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... blood gas (ABC) ... #treatment #hepatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Clinical Manifestations ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... Management #treatment #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... high index of clinical ... : Serial negative ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
cooled from the normal ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... affects the skin, neurologic ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal ... tract, and often causes
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
- 1 or more clinical ... episodes of arterial ... maternal chromosomal causes ... Workup #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #hematology