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What is Ogilvie syndrome?  Acute Colonic Pseudo Obstruction presents with signs, symptoms, and radiologic findings suggestive of obstruction without a mechanical source. It is most often seen in hospitalized patients with other underlying medical conditions found to have marked colonic air on abdominal radiograph. DEFINITION Acute Colonic Pseudo Obstruction Ogilvie syndrome is characterized by acute …

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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Description Also Called Definitions Epidemiology Who Is Most Affected Incidence/Prevalence Risk Factors Etiology and Pathogenesis Causes Pathogenesis History and Physical Clinical Presentation Table Table 1: Similar Findings in Additional Retrospective Cohort Studies 16 Children Evaluated at Transverse Myelitis Center in Baltimore, Maryland and Diagnosed with AFM in 2014 or 2016 8 Children …

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Acute Aortic Syndrome – Urgent Action 8 Interesting Facts Pitfalls Terminology Clinical Clarification Classification Diagnosis Clinical Presentation History Physical examination Causes and Risk Factors Causes Risk factors and/or associations 15 Age Sex Genetics Other risk factors/associations Diagnostic Procedures Primary diagnostic tools Laboratory Imaging Other diagnostic tools Differential Diagnosis Most common 15 Treatment Goals Disposition Admission criteria Criteria for …

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Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion  Description Epidemiology Incidence/Prevalence Risk Factors Etiology and Pathogenesis Causes and Pathogenesis Posterior Circulation Anatomy History and Physical Clinical Presentation Basilar Artery Occlusion Cerebellar and Posterior Cerebral Artery Territory Ischemic Stroke Cerebellar Stroke Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke Assessment Scales National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Table Table 1: National Institutes of …

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Acquired Inhibitors of Coagulation  Description Also Called Epidemiology Who Is Most Affected Incidence/Prevalence Risk Factors Etiology and Pathogenesis Causes Pathogenesis Coagulation Factors and the Coagulation Cascade Table Table 1: Coagulation Factor Half-lives and Percent Needed for Hemostasis Factor Biological Half-life Percent Activity Needed for Normal Hemostasis in Isolated Deficiency States I 3-6 days 12%-50% II …

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Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency – What is this condition? Types Epidemiology Who Is Most Affected Incidence/Prevalence Associated Conditions Etiology and Pathogenesis Causes Pathogenesis History and Physical Clinical Presentation History History of Present Illness (HPI) Family History (FH) Physical General HEENT Cardiac Lungs Abdomen Neuro Diagnosis Making the Diagnosis Differential Diagnosis Testing Overview Blood Tests Imaging Studies …

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Abdominoperineal Resection Description Also Called Definitions Types Timing of Neoadjuvant Therapy Preoperative Process and Patient Support Preoperative Process Table Table 1: Karnofsky Performance Status Scale Definitions Rating (%) Criteria Able to carry on normal activity; no special care needed 100 Normal; no complaints; no evidence of disease 90 Able to carry on normal activity; minor …

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