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Fern test. Fern test refers to detection of a characteristic 'fern like' pattern of cervical mucus
test refers to detection ... under a low-power microscope ... to detect the rupture ... amnioticfluid #Microscopy
Amyloidosis Diagnosis
1) Patient presentation
 • Cardiac-specific signs of amyloidosis: Diastolic heart failure, Heart failure with preserved
Amyloidosis Diagnosis ... Cardiac-specific signs ... • Noncardiac signs ... For noncardiac signs ... #Amyloidosis #Diagnosis
Hyperthyroidism – symptoms and signs. 

Symptoms:

Weight loss, Increased appetite, Irritability/behaviour change, Restlessness, Malaise, Stiffness, Muscle weakness,
– symptoms and signs ... Onycholysis, Tall stature ... ), Sweating Signs ... Lid lag and stare ... #Diagnosis #Endocrinology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... excisional biopsy - Detection ... of AFB by smear microscopy
Algorithm for evaluation of a patient with a peripheral neuropathy. (ECG = electrocardiogram; EMG/NCS = electron
electrocardiogram; EMG/NCS = electron ... microscopy/nerve ... vital capacity) #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
and Differential Diagnosis ... dipstick, urine microscopy ... clinical context and signs ... , urine culture, ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
chromosome 15 • Deletion ... Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... fractures • Short stature
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
- Differential Diagnosis ... urine sediment Microscopic ... hematuria • Signs ... - RBC casts → Diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon Rupture ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... - Pain over rupture ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
Selective Serotonin ... SideEffects #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms