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Acute Limb Ischemia - Diagnosis and Management
#Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #Limb #Ischemia #Ischemic #Amputation
Ischemia #Ischemic #Amputation
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
lower extremity amputation ... on to require amputation ... lower extremity amputation ... the underlying cause ... lower extremity amputation
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Clinical • Caused ... desaturation common with ambulation
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
injuries, possible amputation
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
With ambulation,
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
SGLT2 Inhibitors - Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action: Inhibits SGLT2 (sodium/glucose cotransporter 2) in the proximal tubule,
of lower limb amputation
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... elasticum, CYP24A1 mutation ... infantile), SLC34A1 mutation ... Hypercalcemia #VitaminD #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Severely impaired ambulation ... impairment of ambulation