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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... and Management ... Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... Abdominal pain; ... #management #criteria
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Clinical ... Symptoms of metastatic ... initial test: abdominal
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... #ultrasound #management ... #diagnosis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... cultures, but test ... Rule out celiac disease ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology ... #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... A STIM test can
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
of MALA - Abdominal ... presentation - Clinical ... also includes symptoms ... - hemodynamic instability ... #Management