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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS ... ) APS is a rare ... unknown Diagnosis of APS ... Mirna Guirguis ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome #APS
Low-dose aspirin and low-molecular-weight heparin in lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) pregnancy

• No previous history of
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS ... history thrombotic APS ... history of obstetric APS ... non-criteria" obstetric APS ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome #APS
Suspected ACS - OMI vs STEMI - Differential Algorithm

The name STEMI cognitively inspires EPs to fail
Suspected ACS - ... cognitively inspires EPs ... EMN @EMNews #ACS
The Mechanism of Small Interfering RNA (siRNA) Therapy. Synthetic double-stranded RNA containing an ALAS1-specific sequence is
Interfering RNA (siRNA ... Honc #Porphyria #siRNA
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
pleural line • AIS ... opacities • AIS ... UAlberta_Sono #APE
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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
imaging → Test for APS ... Inherited and APS ... Inherited and APS
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... Guillain Barre - ALS
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
vasodilatation HPS ... Stages: • Mild HPS ... mmHg • Moderate HPS ... mmHg • Severe HPS ... • Very severe HPS
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS ... ) HPS-differential ... and diaphragm HPS-diagnosis ... vasodilatation HPS-severity ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome #HPS
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
cell-independent Ag: Ags ... such as peptides ... Ags tagged with ... Opsonization: Abs ... Neutralization: Abs