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Flapping tremors of Asterixis

DDx
- Decompensated cirrhosis or acute liver failure.
- Renal failure /azotemia.
- Respiratory failure with
Decompensated cirrhosis ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #video
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Alzheimer's Disease ... Epidemiology • Pathophysiology ... Treatment • Clinical ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #management #geriatrics
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... Liver and Biliary Diseases ... Edema #biliary #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #liver ... #diagnosis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) Clinical ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... underlying liver disease ... Liver #Failure #Cirrhosis ... #diagnosis
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... management. ... remain subject to clinical ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... other autoimmune diseases ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
associated with liver disease ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #diagnosis ... #video
Hippus, also known as pupillary athetosis is spasmodic, rhythmic, but regular dilating and contracting pupillary movements
status, trauma, cirrhosis ... , and renal disease ... Pupillary #Athetosis #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... and Management ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
The interferon (IFN) signature: what’s the point? How to use it in clinical practice?

Characterizing activity of
pathway in the clinic ... understanding of pathophysiology ... classifications for diseases ... IFN #signature #diagnosis ... #management