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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... high index of clinical ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... Underlying valve pathology ... #table
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... amyotrophy with the pathologic ... cellular function Clinical ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
pancreatitis but can also ... Clinical Significance ... intra-abdominal pathology ... onset of other symptoms ... #cullensign #em
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Electron Microscopy (EM ... glomerular #diseases #nephrology ... #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Female to male sex ... syndromes such as ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
dystrophy - Brain stem ... /Cranial nerve pathology ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Epidemiology: -10% of all ... to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... per year) 3) Sex ... renal failure Clinical ... mediators such as ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
active disease symptoms ... need help with all ... Even so, they seem ... stable and not ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics