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Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) -Dancing eyes - dancing feet syndrome
 • Opsoclonus: ocular spontaneous, arrhythmic, conjugate
Ataxia Syndrome ... movements occurring in all ... involuntary movements caused ... #Ataxia #Syndrome ... clinical #video #neurology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Cardiovascular Causes ... Water - Pus - Blood ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Guillain Barre - ALS ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral blood ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... not required in all ... #Workup #hematology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
) Pathophysiology ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
deficiency • blood ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... intestines, white blood ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... high WBC count cause ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... : • Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... -> AML: Blast crises ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
abnormal liver blood ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology