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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Imaging Patterns ... Testing: • Imaging ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Decubitus Ulcer - Diagram of stages. A, Stage I pressure ulcer. B, Stage II pressure ulcer.
Ulcer - Diagram of stages ... A, Stage I pressure ... B, Stage II pressure ... C, Stage III pressure ... #Diagnosis #Staging
The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
GFR Clock for Staging ... CKD Staging CKD ... eGFR, CKD can be staged ... into 1 of 5 stages ... #Stages #Clock
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
initial hyperthyroid stage ... - In the early stages ... hyperthyroidism) before not making ... Initial ‘active’ state ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
injects promastigote stage ... the skin) Human Stages ... cells Sandfly Stages ... into promastigote stage ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Pressure Ulcer Staging
Stage 1 - Skin intact. Non-blanchable erythema
Stage 2 - Partial loss of dermis. Shallow
Pressure Ulcer Staging ... Stage 1 - Skin ... Shallow open ulcers Stage ... Fat exposed Stage ... Pressure #Ulcer #Staging
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... of a patient in Stages ... especially in Stage ... Stage B is defined ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
Syphilis Staging ... The latent stage ... early and late stages ... Early latent stage ... Diagnosis #Syphilis #Staging
Complications of CKD
 - Patients with stages 1-3 ([GFR] >30 mL/min) of CKD are generally asymptomatic;
Patients with stages ... clinically in CKD stages ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #CKD
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Patterns on Brain Imaging ... encephalopathy #Brain #imaging ... patterns #MRI #Neurology