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Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
Causes of Urticaria ... Immunoglobulin E (IgE ... infections Non-IgE ... #Mediated #NonIgE ... #Causes
Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
and Treatment by Age ... Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes ... Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Glomerular Bleeding - IgA ... Mesangioproliferative GN without IgA ... hematuria • Signs ... disease Renal Causes ... and SMA - Can cause
Acromegaly 
Caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (GH) from the pituitary gland. 
The condition is rare
Acromegaly Caused ... and 50 years of age ... #Acromegaly #Signs
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
patients • Avg age ... and/or IgM, age ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... hematology #diagnosis #management
The Chvostek sign (/ˈkvɒstɪk/) is a clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability (tetany) seen in hypocalcemia.It
The Chvostek sign ... is a clinical sign ... hypocalcemia (i.e ... hyperventilation, which causes ... #Chvostek #Signs
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
IgA Vasculitis – ... tract infections, i.e ... -> adhesion of IgA ... periumbilical region), nausea ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... Age less than 30 ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Causes: • Vascular
Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Diagnosis and Management ... - Classical signs ... of IE like Roth ... - IE can mimic ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Kussmaul's sign ... mediastinal lymphoma (age ... Kussmaul's sign ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case