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The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
Weight loss in the Elderly ... - Dementia ... #WeightLoss #Elderly ... #Ds #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Delirium Precipitants in the Elderly

I think of delirium like the AKI of the brain. Baseline risk
Precipitants in the Elderly ... organ disease (ie dementia ... #Precipitants #Elderly ... #Geriatrics #Diagnosis ... #Differential
A schema of the pathophysiology of the inborn errors of metabolism, excluding complex storage diseases. Helps
schema of the pathophysiology ... , UpToDate #Pediatrics ... MetabolicEmergency #Genetics ... #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Differential
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... collection of symptoms ... #Differential # ... Classification #Geriatrics
Lab patterns seen in Inborn Errors of Metabolism

A table of lab values compiled from UpToDate and
from UpToDate and Pediatrics ... metabolicemergency-pathophysiology-differential-pediatrics-metabolism-algorithm-diagnosis ... Neonatology #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Table #NICU #Genetics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... hyperorality, - 25% genetic ... #Differential # ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Syndrome Signs/Symptoms ... PraderWilli #Syndrome #genetics ... #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Hyperkalemia, Hypoglycemia ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... ascites, jaundice, hypoglycemia ... infiltration) Differential ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology