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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Possible bilateral effusion ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Extremities - Right ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
Pathogenesis and clinical ... share the same pathophysiology ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... endocrinology #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... may cause severe clinical ... deficiency (thiamine) Late ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... Vitamins #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Framework and Clinical ... beri-beri triggers Right ... #beriberi #nutrition ... #pathophysiology
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Compartment Syndrome ... Pathophysiology: ... Paraesthesia (pinprick, light ... , the rest are late ... signs.
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... time again we might ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Compartment syndrome ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... • Bilateral signs ... antibodies • Nutritional