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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... confirmed venous, arterial ... to be present Treatment ... patient has an arterial ... #management #anticoagulation
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
A defect in arterial ... lung disease Caused ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial ... #diagnosis #management
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary arterial ... lung disease, left ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #management #hepatology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management ... Varicocele(left) ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... palliatively with arterial
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... antibody that works ... Treatment: • ... #Management #treatment
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Mediastinal mass, Left ... atrial size increase ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #Management #gastroenterology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
outflow and reduces arterial ... • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
decade → peripheral/acral ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... and Workup: • ... or refractory cases ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... reabsorption) Workup ... only if no clear cause ... #Management #Treatment
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
consider intra-arterial ... alfentanil can be diagnostic ... overload / TURP syndrome ... ) • Medical causes ... #Management #Workup