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Spectrum of Glomerular Diseases
Nephrotic - Mechanism:
 • Injury to podocytes
 • Changed architecture: Scanning. Deposition of
GBM • Crescent formation ... Glomerular #Diseases #differential
Virchow's triad - Conditions that predispose to thrombus formation
 - Endothelial Damage
 - Hypercoagulability
 - Stasis

#Pathophysiology
predispose to thrombus formation ... Virchows #Triad #Differential
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Pharmacology ↑ Serotonin Formation ... medications #causes #differential
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
    -
Accelerated Bone Formation ... endocrinology #differential
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Volume (MCV) - Differential ... RBCs in Rouleaux Formation ... #elevatedMCV #Differential
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders - Differential ... Membrane - pannus formation ... Disorders #msk #Differential
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
- Crescent formation ... Classification #Differential
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
fracture, Thrombus formation ... Regurgitation #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Cast formation: ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is an autoimmune, intraepithelial, blistering disease affecting the skin and mucous membranes. It
stimulating neoantigen formation ... can both help to differentiate