5 results
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Polyol Pathway - Excess glucose enters Polyol pathway ->
Diabetic Foot: Pathogenesis ... Increased PKC Activity ... #DiabeticFoot #pathophysiology ... #complications ... #Diabetes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Findings: • ↑AST/ALT ... Monitor and Treat Complications ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
of malnutrition as ... you do for other complications ... targets for physical activity ... Cirrhosis #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Excessive glutamate activity ... by decreasing activity ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... • In all patients ... Pathophysiology ... absent NK-cell activity ... #Hematology #HemeOnc