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Renal papillary necrosis (mnemonic)
Mnemonics for the causes of renal papillary necrosis are plentiful and include:
NSAID
POSTCARDS
AD SPORT C: a list of causes in decreasing order of incidence
DINASOR
Mnemonics
NSAID
Most common causes:
N: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
S: sickle cell disease
A: acetamin...
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most commonly used class of pharmacological agents in the world. They are extremely efficacious medications for pain and the inflammatory response. Their primary mechanism occurs by inhibiting the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase, which coe...
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) exacerbated respiratory disease refers to the clinical constellation of 1,2:
hypersensitivity to aspirin (and other NSAIDs)
nasal polyposis / rhinosinusitis
asthma
Terminology
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) exacerbated respiratory d...
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Periprocedural anticoagulation
Periprocedural anticoagulation planning is essential when planning an interventional procedure so that the best balance between the risk of bleeding and thrombosis can be achieved.
The following must be considered in assessment of periprocedural anticoagulation:
bleeding risks associated with ...
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Duodenal ulcer
Duodenal ulcer is defined as injury to the duodenal mucosa, most commonly due to either medication or infection. These ulcers are a subtype of peptic ulcer disease.
Epidemiology
The incidence of duodenal ulcers ranges between 5-10% in developed countries. There is, however, evidence of decreas...
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Osteoid osteoma
Osteoid osteomas are benign bone-forming tumors that typically occur in children (particularly adolescents). They have a characteristic lucent nidus <1.5 or 2 cm and surrounding osteosclerotic reaction, which classically causes night pain that is relieved by the use of NSAIDs.
Epidemiology
Ost...
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COVID-19
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COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a strain of coronavirus. The first cases were seen in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 before ...
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Small bowel diaphragm disease
Small bowel diaphragm disease is a rare clinical entity involving diaphragm-like septa causing small bowel lumen narrowing.
Epidemiology
Small bowel diaphragm disease is a relatively rare disease, with limited reported literature on its incidence and prevalence 1.
Risk factors
The following ...
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Drug-induced renal calculi
Drug-induced renal calculi are a subtype of renal calculi, whereby the stone formation is related to the patient's medication.
Two main types of drug-induced calculi are described:
medication-containing
metabolically-induced
Epidemiology
Overall drug-induced urolithiasis accounts for 1-2% o...
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Freiberg disease
Freiberg disease, also known as Freiberg infraction, is osteochondrosis of the metatarsal heads. It commonly affects the 2nd or 3rdmetatarsal head (in ~2/3 and ~1/4 of all cases, respectively) or rarely, the 4th or 5th metatarsal head 13. It can be bilateral in up to 10% of cases.
Epidemiology
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Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscle
Calcific tendinitis of the longus colli muscles is an inflammatory/granulomatous response to the deposition of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals in the tendons of the longus colli muscle. It is sometimes more generically known as calcific prevertebral tendinitis or, less accurately, as retropharyn...
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Mondor disease (breast)
Mondor disease is a rare benign breast condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the subcutaneous veins of the breast and anterior chest wall. It can also occur in the axilla, when it is called axillary web syndrome, or the penis.
Epidemiology
Although Mondor disease is rarely reported i...
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Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a syndrome characterized by a periosteal reaction of the long bones without an underlying bone lesion. There is a broad range of manifestations, although typically there is symmetrical involvement of the appendicular skeleton. Accompanying abnormal soft tis...
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Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, also known as frozen shoulder, is a self-limiting painful condition characterized by restricted active and passive range of motion of the shoulder lasting for more than one month and unremarkable shoulder X-ray findings 23,34. Adhesive capsulitis can rarely a...
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Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome
Pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE) syndrome is a rare and under-diagnosed condition associated with chronic pain, sexual dysfunction and impaired sphincter control due to pudendal nerve compression.
Clinical presentation
PNE commonly manifests as neuropathic pain in the genitals, perineum or anus...
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Desmoid tumor
Desmoid tumors are benign, non-inflammatory fibroblastic tumors with a tendency for local invasion and recurrence post resection. They are sometimes considered a locally aggressive proliferative disease within the family of soft-tissue sarcomas but, metastasis is uncommon 7,11.
Terminology
Th...
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Bornholm disease
Bornholm disease, also known as epidemic pleurodynia, is a virally-mediated myositis presenting as recurrent episodes of acute severe pleuritic pain. It is usually self-limiting, and serious morbidity is rare.
Epidemiology
Its true incidence is unknown and it is thought that it is underdiagnos...
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is defined as bleeding proximal to the ligament of Treitz.
Epidemiology
The incidence of acute upper GI bleeding is ~100 per 100,000 adults per year. Upper GI bleeding is twice as common in men as in women and increases in prevalence with age 5. The demog...
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an acute inflammatory skin condition, which is one of the drug-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions (SCARs).
Terminology
Stevens Johnson syndrome is on a spectrum of disease with toxic epidermal necrolysis syndrome (TENS) at the more severe end. Termino...
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Quadriceps injury
Quadriceps injuries are injuries affecting the quadriceps muscle or quadriceps tendon and comprise a spectrum of strains, tears, avulsion and contusions up to the quadriceps tendon rupture.
Epidemiology
Quadriceps injuries are common injuries in athletes and the quadriceps muscle is often affe...
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