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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Differential ... elevated protein level ... persistent altered level ... epilepticus Treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... management #hematology #oncology
Black Hairy Tongue- ...A polymicrobial wound infection developed, and she received treatment with intravenous meropenem and
and she received treatment ... within 1 week after treatment ... tongue is usually reversible ... and has no long-term ... #NEJM #photo #clinical
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Framework and Clinical ... Impaired short-term ... GFR • Acute liver ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology
Pemberton’s Sign in a Patient with a Goiter- Physical examination revealed an enlarged thyroid with no
Pemberton’s sign — reversible ... and the serum level ... superior vena cava syndrome ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #Pembertons