Dr. Jorge Cortés @jcortesizaguirr
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ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
ANA (Antinuclear ... connective tissue disease ... 90% • Anti-GBM disease ... Jcortesizaguirr #ANA ... #rheumatology #diseases
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Less Specific Signs ... Chest x-ray: signs ... acute HF → no signs ... coronary artery disease
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Summary Chagas disease ... infectious disease ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and ... cirrhosis, malignancy and ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs ... of underlying disease
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
) Peptic Ulcer disease ... rarely in Cushing's disease ... 2) Cushing's disease ... • In Cushing's disease ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and ... An acute rise or ... signs of end-organ ... renal bruit or signs ... Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Thrombocytopenia and ... Differential Diagnosis and ... PT, aPTT(liver disease ... function test, ANA ... bypass), LFT (liver disease
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
RCC) - Diagnosis and ... pain, hematuria, and ... locally advanced disease ... of metastatic disease ... of metastatic disease
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and ... around menopause) and ... hyperactivity and ... hypercalcemia, and ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
neurocognitive disease