27 results
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
Antinuclear Antibody Testing ... : - PBC, SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... patients • +ANA ... bile ducts Differential
Torsades de Pointes (TdP): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by PVC in the setting
: Pathogenesis and ... tachycardia initiated by PVC ... in the setting ... pathophysiology #cardiology #causes ... #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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: • PBC, SSc, ... PBC/SSc OS, PBC/ ... body-like: • Neurologic ... SjS, SLE, RA, PBC ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... function test, ANA ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
elective surgery setting ... and may not be ... emergency airway management ... prediction models only focus ... Diagnosis #EM #PCC
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Management - GrepMed ... Ag, Urea Breath Testing ... hold 2w before testing ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... flagyl 500mg TID if PCN-allergy
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing ... CNS #Infections #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... testing ... potentially be an ... dysfunction • PSC ... #Differential #
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
• Excessive heating ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... #Causes #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management