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Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Can be caused by ... Can lead to shock ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Signs #Symptoms
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
workup for specific symptoms ... for secondary causes ... are asthma, allergy ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
arrest GI (>40%): Nausea ... #anaphylaxis #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis ... #criteria #allergy
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #signs
Manifestations of Anaphylaxis by Body System

Dermatologic/mucosal

 - Eyes: periorbital swelling/erythema, injected conjunctiva, tears

 - Oral mucosa:
: bradycardia, shock ... Gastrointestinal - Nausea ... play #Diagnosis #Allergy ... #Signs #Symptoms
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
Test for Plantar Fasciitis ... A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... Test #Plantar #Fasciitis ... foot #podiatry #msk
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... arrhythmias, Cardiogenic shock ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #SARSCOV2
Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Passive extension of the great toe with the ankle in dorsiflexion. A
Test for Plantar Fasciitis ... A positive sign ... plantar fascia symptoms ... Test #Plantar #Fasciitis ... foot #podiatry #msk
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... rash • Others: nausea ... hemorrhage • ARDS • Shock ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs