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Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Emergency Room - Comparison ... Table: Clinical ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... BiliaryDiseases #Table
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO) vs Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) - A Comparison Table

Clinical Features,
Table Clinical ... and Treatment ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Management #CentralRetinal ... #Table
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelashes on the upper lid ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
: 70 years old, ... ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Discontinuation of causal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
the critically ill ... child * Severe cases ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
-1, TNF-a1pha, IL ... production • Treatment ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Presentation: • Mild ... non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #treatment #management