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Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... that recycles peripheral ... anaerobic metabolism Diagnosis ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
• Yellowish peripheral ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema ... - Differential Diagnosis ... @sargsyanz #Peripheral ... #differential #diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... • Absence of peripheral ... • Patchy or peripheral ... #differential #diagnosis
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
perforation - Peripheral ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... ~5th decade → peripheral ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... hamartoma) or peripheral ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Symmetrical peripheral ... - Falls due to peripheral ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Pathophysiology ... arteriosus or peripheral ... Differential Diagnoses ... #Pathophysiology
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
urine, sputum, peripheral ... Loaloa #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
occasionally in peripheral ... OnchocercaVolvulus #LifeCycle #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology