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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
stimulation (placenta/Bone ... - Highest • Bone ... Most common symptoms ... - Bone symptoms ... granulamatous disease
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
30 (post-peak bone ... Decr estrogen • Bone ... Leukemia) • GI diseases ... liver or kidney disease ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... due to lung disease ... lung disease Other ... pulmonary disease ... , Gaucher disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... - Evaluate symptoms ... Grade) - Symptom ... #Disease #COPD
Lung POCUS: Shred sign in patient with non-translobar consolidation. Phased array probe used.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#ShredSign
Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound #Clinical
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Obstructive Lung Disease ... Highlighted boxes ... perceived level of symptoms ... #Management #Pulmonary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... of active pulmonary ... of bacilli to bone ... for concomitant pulmonary ... CMC_IM #Potts #Disease
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Abnormal Abdominal Ultrasound ... Cyanosis without Pulmonary ... Heart Disease ... Chronic Chest Symptoms ... Apnea • Chronic Pulmonary
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... IgG4-related disease ... Erdheim-Chester disease ... : - Bone pain
Atrial Fibrillation Overview

Symptoms:
Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

1. Why?
Cardiac:
• Valvular heart disease
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Fibrillation Overview Symptoms ... Valvular heart disease ... Structural heart disease ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... disease • Drugs