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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Immune Complex: Systemic ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... Parkinson, Multiple System ... Pathophysiology: ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Systemic disease ... association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
, neurologic, and ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... complaints- anemia ... the “Chewing gum test
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... reticular activating system ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or diagnostic tests ... of Circulatory System ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... Systemic causes ... include diabetes, anemia ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... #Signs #PhysicalExam