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Non-Cirrhotic Portal Fibrosis (NCPF) vs Extra-Hepatic Portal Vein Obstruction (EHPVO)

By Sharanya Kaushik @sharanyakaushik and Vallabh Shet
Fibrosis (NCPF) vs Extra-Hepatic ... #NCPF #EHPVO #pathophysiology
Pathophysiology Of Constriction
Exaggerated Ventricular Interdependence:
 • Limited Cardiac Filling due to Fixed Volume → Septum Shifts
Pathophysiology ... structures and extra ... transmitted to the extra-pericardial ... #pericarditis #pathophysiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Extra-articular ... mechanisms -> Extra-articular ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
muscles -> Impaired extra-ocular ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
diffuse, can have extra ... Classification #pathophysiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
arthritis (RA): Extra-articular ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
reveal normal: - extra-ocular ... Periorbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Retinopathy of Prematurity: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Increased metabolic demand of growing eye
-> Excessive VEGF production ->
the vitreous -> Extra-retinal ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Lupus, etc) -> Extra-articular ... JointPain #Diagnosis #pathophysiology
Lithium Treatment Guidelines - Rosen's, Tintinalli's, Goldfrank and Extrip 2015
#Management #Lithium #Toxicology #Treatment
Goldfrank and Extrip