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Table 1. Equations for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in adults based on serum creatinine concentration*.
#Diagnosis
Table 1. ... glomerular filtration rate ... (eGFR) in adults ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... CockcroftGault #EGFR
To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
concentration as ... The 2 most commonly ... formulas are shown in Table ... levels, such as ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
life-threatening • Most common ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... bowel, usually as ... - CMC IM Residency
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... features developing later ... fasciculations Common ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
pancreatitis but can also ... Pathophysiology: ... It's typically a late ... #cullensign #em ... #peritonitis #IM
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Common organisms ... : • Most common ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
droppings • Most common ... by culture or serology ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... : • Serology for ... shock • Mortality rate