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Asterixis on Physical Exam

Asterixis, aka liver flap, indicates at least Grade 2 hepatic encephalopathy in a
Exam Asterixis ... a patient with cirrhosis ... bat’s wing” or flapping ... clinical #video #cirrhosis ... #flap #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
failure, liver cirrhosis ... failure, liver cirrhosis ... failure, liver cirrhosis ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
other causes of neurologic ... Prevalence: At cirrhosis ... over course of disease ... Personality change, Asterixis ... Initiate empiric treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Disease: Lesions ... myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping ... delivery): CHF, cirrhosis ... Stabilization Treatments ... Redistribution Treatments ... #potassium #nephrology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... have positive serology ... aneurysm and coronary arteritis ... of Infectious Diseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... by culture or serology ... , neutropenia, cirrhosis ... 40% Invasive Disease