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Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
, Symptoms and Pathophysiology ... postprandial fullness, abdominal ... nonerosive reflux disease ... gastroenterology #symptoms #diagnosis ... #signs
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... failure PBC Signs ... but elevated as disease ... , IgG4 related disease
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... #Hematology
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... Antibody) and ANCA ... Antineutrophil #antibodies #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... diseases
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... , abdominal pain ... Disorientation, vertigo Diagnostic ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
especially in the wrists ... and fingers, or ... many differential diagnoses ... Lupusreference #lupus #diagnosis ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... with back pain and ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... direct detection of signs ... high, in this case
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... function test, ANA ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hematology
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
Classification Types - Pathophysiology ... in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... advanced valvular disease ... #criticalcare #diagnosis