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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Gastrointestinal Manifestations ... - Budd Chiari Syndrome ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
NMO) - Clinical Manifestations ... neuritis: Reduced visual ... • Extra-CNS complications ... #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... esophagus Clinical Manifestations ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... Diagnosis: - EGD ... #management #gastroenterology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... H1N1) Clinical Manifestations ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Clinical Manifestations ... reflexes - Burning pain ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #nutrition #pathophysiology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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nervous system manifestations ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... #HIV #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
develop leukostasis syndrome ... : CNS manifestations ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Transformation: • Complication ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
More common after distal ... Consider refeeding syndrome ... bloating, abd pain ... and vasomotor symptoms ... #diagnosis #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... blood/mucus, Abd pain ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... : Spore ingestion ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Uveitis - Decr visual ... acuity, eye pain ... #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #symptoms