202 results
Harlequin Ichthyosis

Rare genetic disorder that results in thickened skin over nearly the entire surface of the
Ichthyosis Rare genetic ... physicalexam #pediatrics #genetics
Metabolism of plasma lipoproteins and related genetic diseases - Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Type I (FAMILIAL HYPERCHYLOMICRONEMIA) 
Type IIA
lipoproteins and related genetic ... #lipoproteins #genetics
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Paraffin-associated granuloma • Genetic ... elasticum, CYP24A1 mutation ... infantile), SLC34A1 mutation
Autosomal Dominant Inheritance
 - Most common mode of Mendelian inheritance 
 - Affected individual carries the
family history (new mutation ... #Inheritance #Genetics
Acute Limb Ischemia - Diagnosis and Management
#Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #Limb #Ischemia #Ischemic #Amputation
Ischemia #Ischemic #Amputation
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
not proven) - Genetic ... HLA-DR4 mutation
Polycythemia vera, Essential thrombocythemia, Primary myelofibrosis Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Polycythemia vera → Blood JAK2 mutation screening
vera → Blood JAK2 mutation ... thrombocythemia → Blood mutation ... marrow biopsy with mutation
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Triglycerides - Genetic ... Decreased HDL - Genetic ... Increased LDL Genetic ... Triglycerides - Genetic
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
biochemical & genetic ... deficiency with MTND mutation
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 ... lower extremity amputation