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Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral replication causes ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Vasculitis
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
Symptoms are ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... • In obstetrics ... mimic signs and symptoms ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Colicky abdominal pain ... , vomiting, GI bleeding ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
This can be fatal ... changes and may cause ... severe clinical ... overload) Other Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
conditions that cause ... bleeding in the ... pregnancy, or other causes ... requiring urgent medical ... onset of other symptoms
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
immune system, leading ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... Syndrome: • Clinical ... Labs/Diagnosis:
Clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis. 
Neurological (<15%): Dizziness, syncope, seizures, Confusion, impending doom. headache
Angioedema: Lips, tongue, orbit,
Clinical manifestations ... edema, abdominal pain ... cramps, vaginal bleeding ... anaphylaxis #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #criteria
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis ... palpable purpura 2/2 vasculitis ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... pulmonary capillaritis leading
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... Pregnancy #hepatology #obstetrics ... #obgyn #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... • Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • Vasculitis ... #differential #causes