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Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and Signs ... of copper-rich foods ... , Malnutrition Signs ... Deficiency #diagnosis #signs ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Epiploic Appendagitis
Epiploic appendages = Small fat-filled pouches of visceral peritoneum that hang from teniae coli
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Epiploic Appendagitis ... actually have appendagitis ... leukocytosis or may be normal ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Cardiac Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs, Symptoms and Management

Clinical Presentation
- exertional dyspnea
- peripheral edema
- exertional syncope
- peripheral
Amyloid - Diagnosis, Signs ... , Symptoms and Management ... Clinical Presentation ... hepatomegaly - normal ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Scarlet fever
• Delayed-type skin reactivity to pyrogenic exotoxin Requires prior exposure
• Diffuse erythematous eruption that generally
fossae and axillary folds ... fever #diagnosis #clinical ... #photo #signs # ... symptoms
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Pathogenesis and clinical ... findings Abnormal ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
epidermis from dermis Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms/ ... axillary and inguinal folds
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical ... Disruption of normal ... osteophyte with normal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... • Cephalic symptoms ... Constitutional symptoms ... Doppler US : halo sign ... efficacy of GCs Abnormal
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... initial response to abnormal ... /or suspicious clinical ... symptoms/signs ... *Abnormal USS may