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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease Pre-Hepatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... pneumonia • COVID ... Severe typhoid fever ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Indications #infections #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Specific sarcoidosis syndromes ... • Heerfordt syndrome ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... : • Clinical triad ... C4 complement level ... diagnosis #types #classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... the appropriate clinical ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typea #typeb #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... O2 delivery • PE ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... O2 delivery • PE ... #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes ... #classification
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Presentation: • Fever ... and petechiae Causes ... index < 2 • EPO Level ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Low serum IgG level ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome