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Upper endoscopy revealed a pigmented mass in the duodenal bulb (Panel A) and two additional masses
duodenum (Panel B) #Clinical ... #GI #Derm #Honc ... Melanoma #Duodenum #EGD ... #Metastatic #NEJM
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... Fibrinolysis → End ... organ damage Clinical ... causes #treatment #management
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
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... Pathophysiology: ... Sensitivity of EGD ... - If negative, EGD
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... immunosuppression (eg ... ) Clinical presentations ... Gastrointestinal, Disseminated ... IA #Diagnosis #Management
Gastric Cancer in Chest Radiograph - A plain radiograph of the chest showed a round, irregular
#Clinical #Radiology ... #GI #Honc #CXR ... #EGD #GastricCancer ... #NEJM
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
nasal cannula (HFNC ... EELV, end-expiratory ... gradient #hfnc ... highflownasalcannula #pathophysiology ... criticalcare #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... characteristic features Clinical ... and death from disseminated ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... characteristic features Clinical ... and death from disseminated ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
chills, headache Disseminated ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management