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Assessment of the Adolescent with Cystic Fibrosis

#Cystic #Fibrosis #Assessment #Diagnosis #Followup #Signs #Symptoms
Adolescent with Cystic Fibrosis ... #Cystic #Fibrosis ... 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
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 ... scleroderma (ssSSc) - fibrosing ... thickening Signs and Symptoms ... Cardiac: myocardial fibrosis ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Limited - CREST:
 • Calcinosis
 • Raynaud phenomenon
 • Esophageal dysmotility
 • Sclerodactyly
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Diffuse - Involves Fibrosis ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Cystic Fibrosis 
An autosomal recessive condition. Mutations affect a specific gene on chromosome 7. The affected
Cystic Fibrosis ... CysticFibrosis #Signs #Symptoms
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 ... Endomyocardial #Fibrosis
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
Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Main Culprits: Aspergillus fumigatus, Less commonly: Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus
Diagnosis: Characteristic imaging + symptoms +
Characteristic imaging + symptoms ... aspergillosis • Chronic fibrosing
Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis

How often are you seeing post-covid19 pulmonary fibrosis?  Below: progressive dyspnea & low
Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis ... post-covid19 pulmonary fibrosis ... acute COVID19 symptoms ... #pulmonary #fibrosis
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
LAD Stage 4 - Fibrosis ... Staging #Signs #Symptoms