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Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pathophysiology: ... Risk factors: age ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... precipitating factor ... Risk factors 3. ... epilepticus Treatment
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
REBEL Review 79: Treatment ... Factor Activity ... Type of Factor ... hematology #management #treatment ... #factorix
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... a destructive factor ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
Roman
to coagulation factors ... PF-3, platelet factor ... #Hemostasis #Pathophysiology
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Epidemiology • Pathophysiology ... • Risk Factors ... Diagnosis • Treatment
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
von Willebrand factor ... Classify severity Treatment ... with relevant factor ... by a hemophilia treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
the same risk factors ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
either a clotting factor ... inhibitor of normal factor ... Patient has a factor ... Patient has a factor ... diagnosis #hematology #pathophysiology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Consumption of Clotting Factors ... Reduced levels of factors ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment