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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... at least: • 1 clinical ... confirmed venous, arterial ... to be present Treatment ... patient has an arterial
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... for diagnosis Treatment ... - Limited trial ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary Clinical ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... Symptoms of metastatic ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... palliatively with arterial
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... T1 and T2 Treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Features: • Triad ... of symptoms: ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... • Nonsurgical abdominal
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Ophthalmoplegia • Atrial ... fibrillation/flutter • Abdominal ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
(e.g., long QT syndrome ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... capture of the atria ... arrhythmia • Atrial ... more intensive treatment
A wandering atrial pacemaker, (WAP), is an atrial arrhythmia that occurs when the natural cardiac pacemaker
A wandering atrial ... , (WAP), is an atrial ... P waves, while atrial ... symptoms or requires ... treatment.