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Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
sought to support a diagnosis ... Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... CT/MRI of the thorax ... Bone scan is indicated ... patients with bone
Approach to Thyroid Function Tests in the Evaluation of Hyperthyroidism
 • Low TSH, Low normal T4
Thyroid Function Tests ... of pregnancy, critical ... ophthalmopathy → Graves' Disease ... Hyperthyroidism → MRI ... Hyperthyroidism #algorithm #diagnosis
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
Rheumatic pain Clinical ... : • A clinical ... - MRI: inflammation ... blockers had the best ... osteoarticular and skin disease
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... MCTD - Bechet disease
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and sensitive tests ... demyelinating or axonal • MRI ... - Spinal MRI may
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... the extent of disease ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... muscle wasting Bone ... enlargement • MRI
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... #Abnormal #Pathology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Signs #PhysicalExam ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
populations) CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS • Imaging ... X-rays, CT, or MRI ... • Laboratory Tests ... : Blood tests to
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
loss of muscle, bone ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... Anemia of renal disease ... #differential #diagnosis