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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatoadrenal syndrome ... Systemic inflammatory response ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... liver #failure #Signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Track response to ... • Examine for signs ... • Motor response
Problem Representation

An evolving summary of a patient’s clinical presentation that strives to identify 
(1) Clinical syndrome
(1) Clinical syndrome ... (signs/symptoms ... team at a rapid response
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
symptoms, and less response ... heliotrope rash, Shaw sign ... , holster sign, ... anti-synthetase syndrome
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
cell-mediated immune response ... neutrophilic autoimmune response ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... Pathergy (an inflamed response ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... adenopathy (PFAPA) syndrome ... diagnosis #management #signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Extensor plantar responses ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Extensor plantar response
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... If no response HLH
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
due to vasovagal responses ... carotid sinus syndrome ... orthostatic vital sign
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
details the initial response ... clinical symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome