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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Clinical features ... involvement Differential ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... comparison #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential #
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Red Flags: • Fever ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Chronic Chest Symptoms
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... - Headache, fever ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Abdominal or flank ... Pathophysiology: ... ultrasound as initial
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... disease; AST, aspartate ... disease; T2DM, ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Enzymes #Differential
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... but elevated as disease ... bile ducts Differential ... Diagnosis: •