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Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Various factors, including inflammation, hyperinsulinemia or insulin resistance, and altered lipid homeostasis,
Pathophysiology #GI ... #IM #NASH #NAFLD ... NonAlcoholicFattyLiverDisease #NEJM
Nephron Remodeling as a Mechanism of Diuretic Resistance. When high doses of loop diuretics are used
used on a long-term ... Pathophysiology #Nephro #IM ... NephronRemodeling #NEJM
Reversible Acute Mesenteric Ischemia - A computed tomographic scan showed jejunal dilatation and thinning of the
tomographic scan showed jejunal ... in the remnant jejunum ... Clinical #Radiology #GI ... Ischemia #EGD #CT #NEJM
A 27-year-old man with a 2-year history of recurrent, painful skin lesions. A diagnosis of hidradenitis
#Clinical #Derm ... #IM #Hidradenitis ... HidradenitisSuppurativa #NEJM
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
skin pallor • GI ... symptoms • P/E - GI ... and derm findings ... , can consider IM
Upper endoscopy revealed a pigmented mass in the duodenal bulb (Panel A) and two additional masses
B) #Clinical #GI ... #Derm #Honc #Melanoma ... EGD #Metastatic #NEJM
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
melena - Other GI ... most common long term ... Hospital of Baltimore IM
Evolution of Purpura Fulminans - On physical examination, he had small purpura on his legs (Panel
#Clinical #Derm ... #EM #IM #PurpuraFulminans ... Meningococcemia #NEJM
Gastrointestinal Complication of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - CTA was highly suggestive of bowel ischemia with wall
distal duodenum and jejunal ... side) #Clinical #GI ... #Polyangiitis #NEJM