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Mashup Score: 1Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) - 1 year(s) ago
Descriptionprimary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by inflammation, destruction, fibrosis, progressive narrowing, and saccular dilatations of bile ducts1,2,3,4 most patients develop liver cirrhosis and failure1,2,3,4Types large-duct PSC1,2 cholestatic biochemical profile not otherwise explained and characteristic bile duct changes on…
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Mashup Score: 0Portal Hypertension - 1 year(s) ago
Description syndrome of increased pressure (> 5 mm Hg) in portal venous system due to increased vascular resistance plus increased blood flow1,2,4,6 results from changes in portal resistance plus changes in portal inflow portal hypertension > 10 mm Hg is clinically significant due to risk of variceal formation and other complications portal hypertension is primarily a complication of cirrhosis,…
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Mashup Score: 0Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy - 1 year(s) ago
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Mashup Score: 0Splenomegaly in Adults - Approach to the Patient - 1 year(s) ago
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Mashup Score: 0Pemphigus - 1 year(s) ago
Topic Editors define the scope and focus of each topic by formulating a set of clinical questions and suggesting important guidelines, clinical trials, and other data to be addressed within each topic. Topic Editors also serve as consultants for the internal DynaMed Editorial Team during the writing and editing process, and review the final topic drafts prior to publication.Section Editors have…
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Mashup Score: 3Amyloidosis - 1 year(s) ago
Topic Editors define the scope and focus of each topic by formulating a set of clinical questions and suggesting important guidelines, clinical trials, and other data to be addressed within each topic. Topic Editors also serve as consultants for the internal DynaMed Editorial Team during the writing and editing process, and review the final topic drafts prior to publication.Section Editors have…
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Mashup Score: 0Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury - 4 year(s) ago
General InformationDescriptiontraumatic brain injury (TBI) is due to structural injury and/or physiologic disruption of brain function from blunt trauma, acceleration or deceleration forces, penetration of foreign body, or exposure to blast1TBI characterized by new onset or worsening of1 any period of confusion, disorientation, change in consciousness, or amnesia that may or may not be transient …
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Mashup Score: 1Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (Carcinoid Tumors) - 4 year(s) ago
General InformationDescription rare, slow-growing neoplasms of neuroendocrine origin1,2,4most common sites of primary tumor include gastrointestinal tract (reported in 62%-67% of cases) and lungs and bronchi (reported in 22%-27% of cases)1,2,4neuroendocrine tumors are typically sporadic, although some (well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors) are associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia…
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Mashup Score: 0Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) - 4 year(s) ago
General InformationDescription GDM refers to glucose intolerance diagnosed for the first time in pregnancy and not meeting the criteria for type 2 diabetes1,4 women with diabetes in first trimester would be classified as having preexisting pregestational diabetes (type 2 diabetes or, very rarely, type 1 diabetes)4Also called gestational onset diabetes mellitus (GODM) impaired glucose tolerance…
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Mashup Score: 0Acute Epididymitis - 4 year(s) ago
General InformationDescription inflammation of epididymis, with or without infection, with symptoms lasting < 6 weeks1,2,3 epididymo-orchitis refers to concurrent inflammation of the testes, present in > 50% of cases1,2 cause varies by age and risk factors1),2,3,4 typically infectious in adults, requiring antibiotic treatment sexually transmitted infections (STIs) most common in men ≤ 35 years…
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