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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
and Management Algorithm ... relative with DM2 ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... • Secondary Causes ... #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Bladder (Medication, DM ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Insulin resist + DM ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... Etoposide/VP16 (100 mg/m2 ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... #differential #causes
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... factors, including DM ... • Treatment ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
stress. 60% of CP cases ... Manifestations: • Abdominal ... manifesting as DM ... gastroenterology #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... associated with DM ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Insulin dependent DM ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal