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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
trauma, sepsis, malignancy ... Treatment: • Treat ... primary cause ... Coagulation #diagnosis #causes ... #treatment #management
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
Uterine Bleeding ... pregnancy related cause ... thromboembolic disease, breast ... endometrial path0100' or breast ... #Management #Obstetrics
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
hyalinization causes ... white or yellow areas ... Spots Stage 4: Malignant ... around atrophic areas ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pinpoint areas ... deficiency - Abnormal ... fulminans - DIC
Diabetic Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Mild Non-proliferative DR
 • Outpouchings of the weakened capillary walls or
Hemorrhages • Focal areas ... ischemia -> Venous beading ... retinal ischemia causes ... neovascularization in the disc ... Retinopathy #Diabetes #ophthalmology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Infiltration: Often breast ... Biliary stone, Malignancy ... RBC (hemolysis, bleeding
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vs infection vs malignancy ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... sx overlap with normal ... Management during ... Management during ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
large surface areas ... mucosa Stricture Management ... energy or heat to cause ... and detection of malignant ... pictures as it passes
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... #management #medications ... treatment #diagnosis #causes ... Breast-feeding and ... Arch Dis Child.