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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management Summary ... extrapulmonary cases ... PE: - Local ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... excisional biopsy - Detection
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... evaluated for glomerular ... and specific for detection ... common causes of ... #testing #workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... and specific for detection ... common causes of ... #workup #diagnosis ... #initial #testing
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management Summary ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Pituitary testing ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection ... or refractory cases
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Biostatistics Summary ... negative tests are ... probability of getting ... increase power) Selection ... Lead-time bias: early detection
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... Symptoms: • 50-60% are ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Management Summary ... malignant, pediatric cases ... resistance, impaired fasting ... laparoscopic tumor resection ... Open surgical resection
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... per million - rare ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... antibody that works
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
should use this algorithm ... Although electron ... microscopy and antibody detection ... these assays alone are ... Negative Staining Electron