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Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Hemophilia - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... Classify severity Treatment ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Morphology, Risk Factors ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
 •
Pathophysiology • Risk Factors ... Presentation • Diagnosis ... • Treatment ... Disease #Summary #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... 10,000 new cases diagnosed ... supportive care (growth factors ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
median nerve Risk Factors ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment ... CarpalTunnel #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Endoscopy in Barrett's Esophagus - Scoping Summary
- What we need to know?
   • Risk
• Risk Factors ... - Endoscopic Treatment ... Esophagus #Summary #diagnosis
OLD CARTS - Mnemonic for Symptom Assessment
O - Onset – acute vs gradual
L - Location
D -
- Aggravating factors ... R - Relieving factors ... T - Treatments ... Symptoms #Assessment #diagnosis
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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poultry processing factories ... hemoptysis, diarrhea Diagnosis ... first line of treatment ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
the same risk factors ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Consumption of Clotting Factors ... Reduced levels of factors ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment