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Infectious Risks in Asplenia and Deficiencies in Humoral Immunity and Complement - Venn Diagram
Humoral Immunity:
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by antibodies) pathway ... Mannose-binding Lectin pathway ... • Alternative pathway ... immunocompromised #infections #differential ... #diagnosis #venn
Emergency Department ED Chest Pain Evaluation Pathway

Dr. Reuben Strayer @ https://twitter.com/emupdates

#ChestPain #Evaluation #Algorithm #Pathway #EmergencyDepartment #Diagnosis
Pain Evaluation Pathway ... ChestPain #Evaluation #Algorithm ... #Pathway #EmergencyDepartment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differential
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Arrhythmias - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Accessory pathway ... Arrhythmias #Cardiology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Medical Conditions Causing Mania or Mania-Like Episodes: Pathogenesis
 • Bipolar Disorder -> Combination of individual, genetic,
neurotransmitter pathways ... methionine (SAM) pathway ... Secondary #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
activation • Complement ... the classical pathway ... (see Complement ... proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... activate inflammatory pathways ... culture used to diagnose ... stain and culture- Diagnose ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... staining): • Low Complement ... Idiopathic • Normal Complement ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... determine choice of pathway ... for users of the pathway ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
its excretory pathway ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... Hyperammonemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
or alternative complement ... pathways. ... glomerular #testing #workup ... #diagnosis #glomerulonephritis