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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... care support, Transfer
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Hernias - Past surgery ... incisional hernias: clinical ... radicular pain #Rare ... #Pain #differential
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Pathophysiology: ... Clinical Significance ... : While it's a rare ... a significant clinical ... #IM #FM #ICU #surgery
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Meningococcal), surgery ... , trauma, and bone-marrow ... transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... the intensive care
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... , and palpable abdominal ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology: ... Management: SURGERY
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Differential Diagnosis ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Antigens (Ag) are ... the patient (via trauma ... proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
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Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal ... Your differential ... occult bleed due to trauma ... Gastric #Ulcer #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Hydrocele: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Non-communicating:
 - Localized infection or trauma
 - Previous varicocelectomy or inguinal surgery
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Localized infection or trauma ... varicocelectomy or inguinal surgery ... • Hydroceles are ... #Hydrocele #Pathophysiology
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Her vitals are normal ... concern for blunt abdominal ... Severe abdominal ... pattern on your differential ... #Injury #clinical