causes
What are the cause of elevated creatine kinase (CK)?
Causes of elevated creatine kinase (CK) AKA CPK (creatine phosphokinase) Inflammatory…
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causes
What are the causes of erythema nodosum (EN)?
Causes of erythema nodosum (EN) Bacterial infections: Streptococcus, Yersinia, Salmone…
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differences
What are the differences between Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative colitis (UC)?
Crohn's disease (CD) Vs Ulcerative colitis (UC) The di…
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differences
What are the differences between neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) and serotonin syndrome?
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) Vs Serotonin syndrome
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diagnostic-criteria
What are the Hunter criteria for serotonin syndrome?
Hunter criteria for serotonin syndrome Serotonin syndrome is associated with increase…
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syndromes
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)?
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS): The neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare bu…
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syndromes
What is serotonin syndrome?
Serotonin syndrome Serotonin syndrome, aka serotonin toxicity, is a toxic hyper-seroto…
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scores
What is the BISAP score?
BISAP score The Bedside Index of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis (BISAP) scoring system…
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syndromes
What is systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)?
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) SIRS is defined as a systemic response …
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scores
What are the Ranson criteria for prognosis in acute pancreatitis?
Ranson criteria: Ranson criteria or scoring system is designed for assessing the seve…
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scores
What is the Glasgow criteria for prognosis in acute pancreatitis?
Glasgow criteria or score: The Glasgow criteria is a scoring system designed for predi…
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miscellaneous
What is ANCA (Anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)?
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies …
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