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Assessment of the Adolescent with Cystic Fibrosis

#Cystic #Fibrosis #Assessment #Diagnosis #Followup #Signs #Symptoms
Adolescent with Cystic Fibrosis ... #Cystic #Fibrosis ... #Assessment #Diagnosis ... Followup #Signs #Symptoms
Carcinoid Syndrome - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms: Flushing, diarrhea, palpitations, bronchospasm
Complications: Carcinoid heart, mesenteric fibrosis, pellagra,
Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms ... Symptoms: Flushing ... heart, mesenteric fibrosis ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... thickening Signs and Symptoms ... Cardiac: myocardial fibrosis ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
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Diffuse - Involves Fibrosis ... #Scleroderma #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cystic Fibrosis 
An autosomal recessive condition. Mutations affect a specific gene on chromosome 7. The affected
Cystic Fibrosis ... CysticFibrosis #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Tropical Endomyocardial Fibrosis (EMF)
snrunken ventnoes
Hallmark chronic EMF features include:
 • Apical obliteration of the left and/or
Endomyocardial Fibrosis ... ventricles with fibrous ... with nonspecific symptoms ... heart failure symptoms ... EMF #cardiology #diagnosis
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... Retroperitoneal fibrosis ... - Perirenal fibrosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Main Culprits: Aspergillus fumigatus, Less commonly: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus
Diagnosis: Characteristic imaging + symptoms +
Aspergillus terreus Diagnosis ... Characteristic imaging + symptoms ... aspergillosis • Chronic fibrosing ... #aspergillus #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
LAD Stage 4 - Fibrosis ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Staging #Signs #Symptoms
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Endomyocardial Fibrosis ... Cardiomyopathy #Diagnosis