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Alcoholic Hepatitis - Summary Overview
- Epidemiology
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical Features
- Labs
- Diagnosis
- Differential Diagnosis
- Treatment

Sarah Onorato @sonorato11

#Alcoholic
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Summary Overview ... Epidemiology - Pathophysiology ... #Hepatitis #hepatology ... diagnosis #algorithm #management
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• softening of bones ... adult population: also ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Definition ... other causes of neurologic ... Constipation, Alcohol ... #treatment #hepatology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... ) Summary ALS: combination ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... complete paralysis of all ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusions One Pager Summary ... Presents as dyspnea ... contamination: Platelets (stored ... RBCs (stored at ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pseudogout Summary ... Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... Underlying disease states ... it may present as ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
iron overload states ... by culture or serology ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management