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Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
- Abdominal pain ... gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... presentation - Clinical ... also includes symptoms
Symptoms and signs of Leptospirosis
Acute phase:
 - Fever and headache
 - Conjunctival suffusion, jaundice, and photophobia
Symptoms and signs ... Leptospirosis Acute ... Stomach bleeding - Kidney ... #signs #diagnosis ... phases #immune #acute
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Pathogenesis and clinical ... tendon ruptures are ... warriors") • Acute ... squeeze test) - Pain ... TendonRupture #diagnosis
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... care support, Transfer
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... by serositis • Acute ... - May involve symptoms ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... forward flow to the kidneys ... Cardiac cath if acute ... #algorithm #management ... #pharmacology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... HLH signs and symptoms ... presents as an acute ... insulting agent are ... the main goal of
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Sensitivity to pain ... Oligoclonal bands are ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... ) • Acute: