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Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Leukemia) • GI diseases ... IBD • Chronic liver ... or kidney disease ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Pathways Involved in Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Chronic Kidney Disease. The tricarboxylic acid (TCA)
Chronic Kidney Disease ... urea cycle in the liver ... amino acids in the liver ... #Pathophysiology ... AminoAcidMetabolism #Pathways #NEJM
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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- Diagnosis Algorithm ... suspected: • Signs ... treatment • Elevated liver ... discernable cause • Signs ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... for Liver and Biliary ... Diseases 1) Hands ... physicalexam #cirrhosis #liver ... #disease #signs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... response to abnormal liver ... derangement of liver ... symptoms/signs ... the pattern of liver
Terry's Nails

Proximal paleness extending halfway up the nail, often eliminating the lunula. Darker distal band. Seen
advanced age, liver ... disease/cirrhosis ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Photo #Sign
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... hemidiaphragm and the liver ... Chilaiditi sign ... Chest #XRay #CXR #clinical ... #radiology
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... N/V, elevated liver ... Complications #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
deficiency, or Wolman’s disease ... accumulation in the liver ... #clincial #peds ... calcifications #infant #NEJM ... #Wolmans #radiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... associated autoimmune disease ... of autoimmune disease ... Liver biopsy findings