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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Characteristics
Fat Infiltration of Hepatocytes in Absence of Alcohol Consumption
Obesity
Hyperlipidemia
Type II Diabetes
Diagnosis
Often Found Incidentally
Elevated Liver Enzymes
Ultrasound
Treatment
Weight Loss
Abstinence From Alcohol
3 mins
Classic Galactosemia
Pathophysiology
Autosomal Recessive
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase is Absent (GALT)
Congenital Hypertrophy of Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Dental Abnormalities
Cutaneous Lesions
Adrenal Adenomas
Associations
Thyroid Cancer
Duodenal / Periampullary Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer
Hepatoblastoma
2 mins
Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Pathophysiology
Autosomal Dominant
Mutation in Chromosome 5
APC Gene Mutation
Overexpression of Beta-catenin
Two-Hit Hypothesis
Clinical Findings
Change in Bowel Habits
Colonic Polyps
Screening
Colonoscopy
Management
Prophylactic Surgery
Considerations
Progresses to Colorectal Carcinoma
3 mins
Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome
Characteristics
Autosomal Dominant
Children < 5 Years Old
Clinical Findings
Hamartomatous Polyps in Gastrointestinal Tract
GI Distress
Anemia
Considerations
Increased Risk of Colorectal Carcinoma
2 mins
Neoplastic Colonic Polyps
Characteristic
Malignant
Types
Adenomatous Polyps
APC and KRAS Mutation
Villous Type is more Malignant
Serrated Polyps
BRAF Mutation
Saw-Tooth Pattern
2 mins
Carcinoid Syndrome
Pathophysiology
Neuroendocrine Cells
Serotonin
Appendix
Diagnosis
Chromogranin A
Neuron Specific Enolase
Dense Core Bodies on EM
Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms When Metastasize to Liver
Flushing
Wheezing
Right Heart Murmur
Diarrhea
4 mins
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