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Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Paget's Disease ... formation of bone, leading ... • The disease ... medperspective #Pagets #Disease ... diagnosis #management #treatment
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... inflammation, leading ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
Smoking is the leading ... multiple cancers, CV disease ... NRT #management #treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
highly inflammatory disease ... IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... Adult-onset Still disease ... of underlying disease ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
due to chronic disease ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Arrhythmias are the leading
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... pulmonary capillaritis leading ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Treatment • Operable ... disease: Management ... • Treatment of ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading ... otherwise, palliative Treatment
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... inuslin release leading ... Liver Disease in ... excluded limb • Treatment
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
achalasia is due to diseases ... insidious onset, and disease ... Infection (Chagas disease ... secondary causes leading ... Treatment options
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
work properly, leading ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... Immunosuppressive treatment