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Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Aplastic Anemia ... Summary • Definition ... • Pathophysiology ... Expectation • Rx Algorithm ... #Aplastic #Anemia
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
Alexia without ... the most common cause ... oral speech and may ... Pathophysiology: ... neurology #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acalculia • Alexia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
Algorithm for the ... It may be necessary ... the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... #Homocysteine #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Pulmonary - Other • Anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... May present as ... State: • Anemia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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and Management Summary ... extrapulmonary cases ... pain - Symptoms may ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... • Painless • May ... mastitis • Usually caused ... diagnosis #surgery #causes ... #table
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Stimulate glucose-dependent insulin release from the pancreas (GLP-1
- Pharmacology Summary ... Ozempic), or daily tablet ... not definitively cause ... /effect) • May ... #Pharmacology #Summary
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... causes differentiated ... C-ANCA): GPA >>> MPA ... P-ANCA): eGPA, MPA ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm