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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and signs • Glomerulonephritis ... cryoglobulins, hepatitis serology ... , HIV serology, ... • Cardio-renal syndrome
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... > Posterior spinal ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... fever - ACS, AKI ... , acute limb ischemia ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... proliferation rate
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Pathophysiology: ... It's typically a late ... sign in acute pancreatitis ... onset of other symptoms ... #peritonitis #IM
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
including anterior or posterior ... manifestations including acute ... and nephrotic syndrome ... exposure to or symptoms ... have positive serology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... nodules; anterior/posterior ... : ACUTE, fever, ... Jorge Cortés @Jcortesizaguirr ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... Through lateral cortex ... nerve palsy • Posteriorly ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... diagnosis #management #neurology