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Acute Compartment Syndrome
 • Crush injuries, burns, circumferential constriction to limbs (each containing facially divided muscle
Acute Compartment ... Syndrome • Crush ... divided muscle compartments ... => Increased compartment ... CompartmentSyndrome #ACS #pathophysiology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
K-ATPase which imports ... - Refeeding Syndrome ... potassium #low #pathophysiology
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
• May-Thurner Syndrome ... regional pain syndrome ... dystrophy) • Compartment ... • SVC syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #Pathophysiology
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
Lemierre’s Syndrome ... - Pathophysiology ... - It starts ... #Lemierres #Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... fractures • Short ... #PraderWilli #Syndrome ... #genetics #pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Crush iniury, Compartment ... syndrome, Electrical ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology
Acute peroneal compartment syndrome on POCUS
After a minor ankle twist POCUS - muscle tear & hematoma.
Acute peroneal compartment ... syndrome on POCUS ... minor ankle twist POCUS ... #peroneal #compartment ... #syndrome #POCUS
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Regional Ischemia, Compartment ... Syndrome • Increased ... testing • Seen in Short ... Bowel Syndrome,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... • Weakness: Starts ... Miller Fisher Syndrome ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Refeeding syndrome ... Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome ... • Korsakoff Syndrome ... : - Impaired short-term ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology