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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... Differential Diagnosis ... #cholangitis #diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
tachycardia initiated by PVC ... dePointes #TdP #Diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Rapid Ultrasound in SHock Evaluation
RUSH Protocol:
 • PUMP: LV contractility, RV strain, tamponade
 • TANK: IVC
Pneumothorax, PLE ... Exam #protocol #diagnosis ... #Ultrasound #pocus
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... obstetrics #obgyn #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Rigors #Bacteremia #Pathophysiology ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... heparin-PF4 complex → plt ... hypercoagulable state and plt ... thrombocytopenia Diagnosis
Echinococcus Life Cycle
1) Adult in small intestine eggs
2) Embryonated egg in feces
3) Oncosphere hatches; penetrates intestinal
Echinococcus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
vs auto) - LC ... fractures - LC ... dislocation - LC ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis ... complications #pathophysiology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs