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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Fibrinolysis → End ... organ damage Clinical ... Treat primary cause ... #diagnosis #causes
Upper endoscopy revealed a pigmented mass in the duodenal bulb (Panel A) and two additional masses
two additional masses ... duodenum (Panel B) #Clinical ... #GI #Derm #Honc ... Melanoma #Duodenum #EGD ... #Metastatic #NEJM
Hemolysis in Hereditary Spherocytosis. Panel A shows the structure of a normal red cell and a
deficiencies that cause ... #Pathophysiology ... #Honc #IM #Spherocytosis ... HereditarySpherocytosis #NEJM
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... enzyme 21-OHase causes ... Hirsutism & acne • Infertility ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Pathogenesis and clinical ... ) -> Increased coagulation ... decreased anti-coagulation ... retinal edema caused ... Occlusion #CRAO #pathophysiology
Immunosuppressive Strategies for the Prevention or Treatment of Acute GVHD. Panel A shows several classic immunosuppressive
are in routine clinical ... been tested in clinical ... #Pathophysiology ... #IM #Honc #Pharm ... Immunosuppression #NEJM
Gastric Cancer in Chest Radiograph - A plain radiograph of the chest showed a round, irregular
#Clinical #Radiology ... #GI #Honc #CXR ... #EGD #GastricCancer ... #NEJM
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Caused commonly ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Pathophysiology: ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... galactose-deficient IgA1 (GD-IgA1 ... periumbilical region), nausea ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology
Review of the Coagulation Cascade
Traditional Model:
 • Parallel extrinsic and intrinsic pathways.
Contemporary Model:
 • 4 key
Review of the Coagulation ... Initiation phase caused ... factors VIII & IX) End ... , resulting in coagulation ... models #hematology #pathophysiology