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Marfan Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms

- Caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) Gene (chromosome 15)
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Marfan Syndrome ... Symptoms - Caused ... Abnormal fibrillin function ... Dominant #Marfans #Syndrome
Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated FSH
 • Premature Ovarian Failure
 • Menopa use
 • Spontaneous
Bleed With
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome ... Hyperprolactinemia Organic Cause ... • Empty Sella Syndrome ... Challenge • Functional ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... Algorithm Dietary / Functional ... Fibrosis Dietary/Functional ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... Myelodysplastic Syndromes ... - Normal Liver Function ... Abnormal Liver Function ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
and Functional ... prolapse (Marfan syndrome ... , Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... Causes of functional ... #Primary #Functional
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Myotomes Motor Function ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... - Causes paraesthesia
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... Swyer's Syndrome ... Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser ... Hypothalamic: • Functional ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... Mellitus Liver Function ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
and hepatorenal syndrome ... hepatic synthetic function ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Parathyroid gland function-related ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... Hypercalcemia #Causes