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Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... Summary Pathophysiology ... epidermis from dermis Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms/ ... #Management #dermatology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... #Management #Summary
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Listeriosis Summary ... food, salad bar Clinical ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... Summary Acute Chagas ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... • Arthritic Changes ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... tinnitus, visual changes ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Summary Epidemiology ... -60y (hormonal changes ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... anterior/posterior MSK
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) - Summary ... minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... immunophenotype Clinical ... #hemeonc #diagnosis ... #management
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Serum K, Mg, Ca -> Changes ... Constipation - MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs