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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... #hepatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Specific sarcoidosis syndromes ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... - Compartment syndrome ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean Fever ... Positive Carnett's sign ... incisional hernias: clinical ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... immunologic assay - MuSK
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... NTM #Infections #differential