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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
of congenital adrenal ... algorithm #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment ... #pathophysiology
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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• Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #treatment
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... • IGF-I Deficiency ... • Congenital Adrenal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... endocrinology #causes #pediatrics
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... and iron release Diagnosis ... functional ID) Treatment ... #management #cardiology
Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Iron Deficiency ... Exercise capacity Diagnosis ... depot iron] Treatment ... #pharmacology #pathophysiology ... #cardiology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... perform provocative tests ... in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... thrombopoietin deficiency ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... malignancy, or thiamine deficiency ... tests before beginning ... treatment. ... effect - Thiamine deficiency
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment