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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... failure Diagnosis - Medical ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... edema visualized as ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... drain - What’s ... with respiration, as ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Myotonic dystrophy - Brain ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
are called lung masses ... with a repeat chest ... lung malignancy, clinical ... The treatment of ... Management options
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Can also be seen ... no established medical ... #treatment #hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... levels not useful as ... • Pituitary MRI ... for adenoma • Medical ... Endocrinology #Treatment
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
joint and spine, & medium ... Rule out other causes ... - MRI: inflammation ... and lower jaw Treatment ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management