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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Maternal Support - Critical ... care support, Transfer
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Highly variable clinical ... subclinical disease to acute ... - Symptoms of ... Hepatitis (eg Viral) Management ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... presentation - Clinical ... also includes symptoms ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management
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 ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation RVR - Medications
Diltiazem
 • Preferred in patients with chronic lung such as Asthma and
exercise, after acute ... to improve CHF symptoms ... with digoxin, are ... #Medications #management ... #treatment #comparison
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Acute ... - Atypical Clinical ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Oligoclonal bands are ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... ) • Acute: ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... Chronic, subacute to acute ... : • Acute or chronic ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Similar symptoms ... of blood smear, acute ... often experience acute ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy ... #pathology #clinical