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Bilateral Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 • Medication Side
• DVT *Can't Miss ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Chronic: • Venous ... Disease • Chronic ... Kidney Disease • Thyroid
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
a Retrosternal Thyroid ... superior vena cava syndrome ... #Retrosternal #Thyroid ... vascular #neck #mass ... #SVC #Syndrome
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
thyroglobulin, Thyroid ... thyroglobulin, thyroid ... etiology Signs/Symptoms ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #symptoms
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
post-peak bone mass ... - IBD • Chronic ... #Osteoporosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Carcinoid Syndrome - Pathophysiology, Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms: Flushing, diarrhea, palpitations, bronchospasm
Complications: Carcinoid heart, mesenteric fibrosis, pellagra,
Carcinoid Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... , Signs and Symptoms ... #Carcinoid #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
#Pathophysiology #PCOS #Polycystic #Ovarian #Syndrome #Symptoms
Pathophysiology ... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... (PCOS) #Pathophysiology ... Polycystic #Ovarian #Syndrome ... #Symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... rule out: focal mass ... reflexes), palpable mass ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
Hashitoxicosis ‘Leakage’ symptoms ... s disease, the thyroid ... ‘Leakage’ symptoms ... Eventually thyroid ... Endocrinology #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
, Orbital apex syndrome ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... Multiple sclerosis, Thyroid ... , Orbital apex mass
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... fibromyalgia, chronic ... factors affecting symptom ... #Pathophysiology