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Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Diagnosis Framework Workup ... β-HCG, TSH and PRL ... Differential #Diagnosis #pediatrics ... obgyn #gynecology #algorithm
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... Section on Emergency ... interest of advancing pediatric ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
bilirubin load (i.e., pre-hepatic ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Neonatal #Jaundice #Algorithm ... #Differential #Workup
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thrombophilias are ... surgery, trauma, active ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... interferes with the activity ... mitochondrial electron ... kidney injury are
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Pearls: • IDA and active ... NRH & Heme eval. re ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... have fatigue w/ active
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... terminal alveoli and are ... inhibitors • Injection ... immunosuppression • 75% are ... Langerhans giant cells are
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
malignancy Pathophysiology ... mixed GH & PRL) ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Transsphenoidal surgical resection ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... terminal alveoli and are ... inhibitors • Injection ... immunosuppression • 75% are ... Langerhans giant cells are
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... excisional biopsy - Detection