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Leser–Trélat Sign on Physical Exam

Acute onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, often a paraneoplastic sign of malignancy.

#Leser
Leser–Trélat Sign ... #Leser #Trélat # ... LeserTrelat #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #skin #dermatology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... invade URT & via hematologic ... within GI and URT causes ... CNS and hematologic ... peds #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
out additional causes ... evaluation for other causes ... and hematologic ... If other causes ... algorithm #diagnosis #management
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Hair loss • Fever ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
depicted in the video ... In this case the ... #Hypertension #PhysicalExam ... abdominal #clinical #video ... veins #cirrhosis #hepatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
characterized by irregular lapses ... associated with liver ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam ... clinical #diagnosis #video
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... General: fever, ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management