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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... HRS) • Liver Mass ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
Syndrome SVC ... syndrome suspected ... Syndrome Grading ... #Syndrome #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Myocarditis Diagnosis ... tachycardia • S3, S4 ... Abnormal ECG, echocardiogram ... cardiac death Management ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Choledochol cyst, Caroli's ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... (or secondary SC ... #differential #diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... abdominal renal mass ... palpable renal mass ... Budd Chiari syndrome
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
vasovagal responses or carotid ... sinus syndrome) ... The diagnostic approach ... further guide management ... Further diagnostics
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... Sedation titration (RASS ... IntensiveCare #Syndrome ... #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... (MAS) Classified ... manifestation of MAS ... Plasma exchange #MAS ... #Diagnosis #Management
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... Diagnostic criteria ... guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... #management #hepatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... Venous disease (SVC ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management