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Pancreatitis (Acute): Causes

I GET SMASHED. 

Idiopathitic
Gallstones
Ethanol
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps
Autoimmune (PAN)
Scorpion stings
Hyperlipidemia/ Hypercalcemia
ERCP
Drugs

Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis: Causes

GOLDMARK

Glycols (ethylene glycol and propylene glycol)
Oxoproline
L-Lactate
D-Lactate
Methanol
Aspirin
Renal Failure
Ketoacidosis.

Rheumatic Fever: Jones Criteria

JONES CAFE PAL
Major criteria
JONES
Joint Involvement
O looks like a heart = myocarditis
Nodules
Erythema marginatum
Sydenham chorea

Minor criteria
CAFE PAL
CRP increased
Arthralgia
Fever
Elevated ESR
Prolonged PR interval
Anamnesis of rheumatism
Leukocytosis

Causes of Hypercalcemia

CHIMPANZEES

Calcium supplementation
Hyperparathyroidism
Iatrogenic, immobilization
Multiple myeloma, milk-alkali syndrome, medication (e.g Lithium)
Parathyroid hyperplasia or adenoma
Alcohol
Neoplasm (e.g breast cancer, lung cancer)
Zollinger Ellison syndrome
Excessive Vitamin D
Excessive Vitamin A
Sarcoidosis

Loss of Pituitary Hormones Due to Mass Effect

Go Look For The Adenoma Please

Growth hormone
L
uteinizing hormone
F
ollicle stimulating hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
A
drenocorticotropin hormone
Prolactin

Hypersensitivity Reactions: Types

ACID
From I to V
Anaphylactic type: Type I (IgE)
Cytotoxic type: Type II (IgM, IgG, Complement)
Immune complex disease: Type III (IgG, complement)
Delayed hypersensitivity (T cell mediated): Type IV

Horner's Syndrome: Components

SAMPLE

Sympathetic chain injury
Anhidrosis
Miosis
Ptosis
Loss of ciliospinal reflex
Enophthalmos






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