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A 36-year-old man presents to your clinic complaining of fatigue proven 20mg cialis sublingual. Review of systems is positive for occasional diarrhea cheap cialis sublingual 20 mg fast delivery, which the patient has been experiencing for several months, and for a 20-lb weight loss. Laboratory tests reveal iron deficiency anemia, and the patient tests positive on a qualitative fecal fat test. Results of an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy are normal. Which of the following tests would be most likely to provide helpful information in the workup of this patient? Selenium-75–labeled homocholic acid-taurine (75SeHCAT) absorption test B. Tissue transglutaminase antibody Key Concept/Objective: To understand that gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE) is a cause of iron deficiency anemia Patients with GSE may present with a variety of complaints, including weight loss, fatigue, abdominal cramps, distention, bloating, and diarrhea. Other presentations include iron deficiency anemia, osteoporosis, and easy bruising. In a patient in whom the suspicion of GSE is high, a positive tissue transglutaminase antibody test makes the diagnosis almost certain. Alternatively, the diagnosis might rest on small bowel biopsy findings. Another helpful test is the identification of an endomysial antibody. The presence of fecal fat is helpful in this patient because it confirms the suspicion of an underlying malabsorptive disorder. The xylose absorption test evaluates the absorptive surface area of the small bowel. The bentiromide test is a noninvasive test to evaluate for pancreatic exocrine insuf- ficiency. All of these tests can, however, be helpful in the evaluation of a patient with mal- absorption and diarrhea. On the basis of this patient’s clinical presentation, the tissue transglutaminase antibody test is the one most likely to be helpful with the diagnosis. A 44-year-old woman with a history of GSE is evaluated for refractory disease. Her disease was initially well controlled with a gluten-free diet. Over the past few months, she has had persistent diarrhea and malabsorption that has not responded to her usual diet. Findings on phys- ical examination are consistent with chronic malnutrition. An abdominal CT scan shows no masses or anatomic abnormalities that would account for her symptoms. An endoscopy is obtained, and small bowel biopsy shows villous atrophy and a layer of collagen underneath the enterocytes. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this patient’s symptoms? Tropical sprue Key Concept/Objective: To know that collagenous sprue is a possible complication of gluten-sen- sitive enteropathy 18 BOARD REVIEW Collagenous sprue is a rare, devastating disease in which there is a layer of collagen under- neath the enterocytes of the small bowel. The origin of collagenous colitis is unknown, but it develops in approximately half the patients who have refractory celiac disease. The symptoms are severe and include obvious malabsorption. The diagnosis is made on the basis of the classic histologic picture of villous atrophy and subepithelial collagen deposi- tion. Therapy for collagenous sprue is uncertain; some patients respond to steroids.

This is based on the fact that artery–arteriole anastomosis sites were found in small arteries (100–150 mm) discount 20 mg cialis sublingual with visa, in voluntary striated muscle networks that pass through the fascia or the aponeurosis in an upward direction and are later anastomosed with adipose tissue arteries buy cialis sublingual 20 mg on line. Additional small branches continue their upward route and anastomose with small arteries in the subpapillary dermal plexus. This new theory of macro-angio-architecture has paved the way for understanding how modifications in one of the three elements involved (muscle, adipose tissue, or dermis) may benefit the remaining two. Another important notion is associated with blood volume in the adipose tissue. Microcirculatory disorders of the adipose tissue derive from the total blood volume result- ing from its own blood volume plus the additional volume provided by underlying striated muscle tissue and overlying dermal tissue. Finally, we mentioned adipose tissue and microcirculation, but we did not describe what happens in the interstitium. Obviously, at the microcirculatory level, the increase in capillary pressure, the slowing down of circulation, the increased frailty, microaneurysms, and permeability alterations lead to element, protein, water, electrolyte, and amino acid leakage through the interstitium that entail structural and interstitial milieu complications. The consequence is acidosis, disrupture of the circulatory unit, and subsequent alterations in flexibility and diffusion due to the combined effect of acidotic lesions, micro- thrombosis, edema, lipedema, and lipolymphedema. This leads to sclerosis and fibrotic lesions that cause interstitial hypoxia. Secondary complications of lymphatic vessels also lead to functional lymphatic insufficiency. Therefore, this is what we find in adipose cells: nuclei shifted toward the periphery, a big fat droplet occupying nearly 90% of the cell, the nucleus and Golgi apparatus in lateral position, pericapillary and periadipocyte argentophilic fibers, and a capillary of 4 mm in dia- meter flowing inside the adipose lobe and associated with these blocking devices. All of them are related to the disease evolution, mainly characterized by lipedema, microaneurysms, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CELLULITE & 69 stasis, capillary deformation, and edematous transpiration due to hyperpermeable altera- tions of venule capillarity (lipedema), protein outflow, and progressive lipolymphedema. Owing to the action of lipedema, adipocytes start dissociating and become distorted—a circumstance known as adipocyte anisopoikilocytosis. All this leads to macrovasculo–tissular alterations. In such adipose cells, nutrition is obviously inadequate, microcirculation is ill distributed, and ensuing adipocyte hypertrophy is inescapable. An adipocyte hypertrophy effect on Renault’s network—formed by periargentophi- lic, pericapillary, and periadipocyte fibers—promotes a hyperplastic and hypertrophic reaction that generates procollagen. The new procollagen fibers derive from argentophilic, pericapillary, and periadipo- cyte reticular fibers and are later transformed into collagen fibers, which enclose and dis- tort adipocytes forming micro- and macronodules. They may be elastic-hard or sclerohyalinous and are essential for treatment selection and therapeutic response, which vary according to the macronodule pathology involved and subsequent skin retraction. A skin saggital cut might show how these macro- nodules and retractile fibrosis generate dermis retraction and the typical ‘‘pothole’’ appearance characteristics of peau d’orange. Hyperplasia and hypertrophy of pericapillary and periadipocyte argentophilic fibers are the characteristic symptoms of this disease. Binazzi argued that, at the structural clinical level, three evolutionary stages might be noticed. The first one involves panniculosis derived from localized adiposity. Differences from localized adiposity may be summarized in adipocyte deformity and damage, small microhemorrhages, and fibrocystic proliferation. The second stage involves an upholstered ‘‘skin of the capitone’’ type where fibroblastic reactions consolidate and adipocyte-deform-´ ing collagen proliferates. Slowly but continuously, these alterations lead to a fibrosclerotic condition mainly located in certain areas (abdomen, thighs, and internal side of knees). These complex clinical and ultrastructural conditions constitute the final stage of EFP. EFP involves venous alterations, especially at the macrocirculatory level. The deter- mining pathogenic situation is recurrent edema of the adipose tissue with a concomitant venule–capillary permeability increase that unleashes the disease itself. In localized adiposity, the characteristic is adipocyte hypertrophy with preserved morphology, histochemistry, and biochemistry. The main cause of adipocyte hypertrophy is associated with genetic and hormone evolutionary factors. Hence, EFP may be considered as a pathological process of the adipose tissue, whereas localized adiposity is borderline functional because no regressive adipocytic or stromal alterations may be detected. Treatments should be different because etiopathogenesis and evolution are different.

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Prostate cancer almost never metastasizes to the brain discount cialis sublingual 20mg fast delivery. The presence of extensive intrathoracic disease purchase 20 mg cialis sublingual visa, the history of tobacco exposure, and the MRI pattern sup- port the diagnosis of lung carcinoma. A 55-year-old white woman with known breast cancer that was treated 10 years ago with mastectomy comes for evaluation of rhythmic movement of the right arm. These episodes occurred on three occa- sions over the past 2 weeks; each episode lasted 5 to 10 minutes. No loss of consciousness or inconti- nence of the bladder or bowel was associated with the episodes. The patient denies having headache, blurry vision, or diplopia. Her family notes that the patient seems less prone to engage in conversation and seems to be sleeping more than usual. A prosthesis of the left breast is noted; otherwise, the physical examination is unre- markable. The lesion exhibits the same density as the sur- rounding brain parenchyma. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? Meningioma Key Concept/Objective: To understand the relationship between meningioma and breast cancer and the radiologic characteristics of different CNS tumors Breast cancer is known to metastasize to the CNS. As with other metastatic tumors, breast cancer tends to produce multiple lesions that are most commonly located at the junction of the white matter and gray matter. These lesions are characteristically surrounded by a significant amount of edema; occasionally, the edematous area is out of proportion with the size of the metastasis. In this patient, the amount of time that has elapsed since her mastectomy makes this possibility unlikely, although tumor recurrence after 10 years has been reported. Both astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas are tumors situated within the brain parenchyma. Both types tend to present as solitary masses without clearly defined mar- gins. Edema, although frequently present, is less significant than the cerebral edema asso- ciated with metastatic disease. Schwannomas occur in the cranium or peripheral nerves. Schwann cells produce myelin, which accounts for why these tumors are adjacent to nerves. Schwannomas of the eighth cranial nerve are known as acoustic neuromas. They usually present with unilater- al deafness, unilateral tinnitus, or both. When they occur bilaterally, they are always asso- ciated with type 2 neurofibromatosis, a disease caused by a deletion of the tumor suppres- sor gene located in the short arm of chromosome 22. In this patient, the location of the tumor and the absence of deafness and tinnitus effectively exclude this diagnosis. Meningiomas arise from the dura and the arachnoid villa of intracranial and spinal spaces. These are slow-growing tumors; patients usually present with either symptoms of 18 BOARD REVIEW a space-occupying lesion or seizures of new onset. Radiologically, these tumors are charac- terized by their extraparenchymal location and the fact that they have a density similar to that of surrounding brain tissue. Of interest, women with breast cancer are known to have an increased incidence of meningiomas. Prognosis of meningiomas is in general excellent; surgical excision tends to be curative. Meningiomas that are difficult to excise completely (e. For such patients, postsurgical radiation therapy is recommended. A 45-year-old white woman presents to the office for evaluation; she has been having difficulty speak- ing and her gait has been unsteady.

The card should state that your spine purchase 20 mg cialis sublingual amex, including your neck generic 20 mg cialis sublingual, is fused as a result of AS, and that you are therefore 68 thefacts AS-09(65-70) 5/29/02 5:50 PM Page 69 Some later manifestations much more prone to spinal fracture due to any fall or motor vehicle accident, even after a relatively trivial injury. The card should include your name, address, and phone number, a photograph (includ- ing a picture showing the spinal deformity), your blood group type, a list of medicines you are taking, any allergy history, and contact details of your doctor. Inflammation of the discs in the back (spondy- lodiscitis) may sometimes occur without any physi- cal trauma or infection. This mostly occurs in the mid-thoracic spine, is usually without any symp- toms, and is relatively more common in people with AS severe enough to involve the neck. Neurological problems As well as quadriplegia or paraplegia resulting from spinal fracture, other neurological problems may occur (although they are rare). For example, there may be a gradual loosening of a joint at the junction of the skull and the neck as a result of inflamma- tion; this condition is called spontaneous subluxa- tion of the atlantoaxial joint. Rarely, patients with advanced AS may have problems resulting from gradual scarring of the cov- ering at the lower end of the spine that entraps the lower spinal nerves. The resultant symptom com- plex is called cauda equina syndrome. Other problems Some people may get kidney dysfunction due to treatment with NSAIDs or other drugs used to treat AS, especially if they have underlying kidney disease, perhaps due to diabetes or high blood pressure. A complication that has now become very rare, especially in North America, is amyloidosis of the kidneys, which used to be the most common cause of kidney dysfunction in patients with AS. Rare occurrence of IgA kidney disease (glomeru- lonephritis) has been reported in some countries. The uncommon heart and lung complications have been mentioned previously (see pages 62–3). He had been quite well up until 18 months ago, when he started having chronic low back pain and stiffness. He initially felt the pain in his buttocks for a few months, and then it progressed to involve the low back area as well, and was associ- ated with back stiffness. Now his symptoms of back pain and stiffness are worsened by prolonged sitting, and at night, as well as when he wakes up in the morning. His back symptoms are worse when he first gets out of bed but they start easing up after about 40 minutes, or after physical activity or exer- cise, and after a hot shower. In the last 3 months Adam has noticed pain in the chest (rib cage) that is accentuated on coughing or sneezing. He has no history of chronic diarrhea, skin disease, eye inflammation or injury to his back. His father was killed in a car accident at the age of 30, and he is an only child. His paternal uncle has had a stiff back and neck for many years. On physical examination, Adam was found to have tenderness over sacroiliac joints, the lumbar thefacts 71 AS-10(71-74) 5/29/02 5:50 PM Page 72 Ankylosing spondylitis: the facts spine, anterior chest wall, and right jaw joint (temporomadibular joint), as well as limitation of motion of his lumbar spine. His chest expansion on full inspiration was normal, and the rest of his physical examination was also normal. Because these clinical findings indicated a strong probability of AS, an X-ray of the pelvis was ordered. The presence of bilateral sacroiliitis on the X-ray confirmed the diagnosis of AS. He was prescribed an NSAID to be taken twice a day with food, and was encouraged to stay active, swim regularly if possible, and follow a regular exercise regimen. His illness was explained to him, and he was given counseling and provided with a pamphlet that gives further information about AS. Julian is computer-literate, so he was also given the Internet addresses of reputable self-help groups and organizations for AS patients. When he was seen at a follow-up visit 2 weeks later, Adam’s symptoms were already much better. Assessment of pain, physical function, spinal mobility (including chest expansion), duration of morning stiffness, presence of any inflamed peri- pheral joints, and enthesitis are critical elements that will be followed over time by the medical personnel caring for him. Laboratory tests, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedi- mentation rate (ESR), and occasionally muscu- loskeletal imaging (changes on X-ray pelvis and spine) will also help his doctors to assess and monitor the activity and severity of his disease. Adam asked a lot of questions about AS and possible treatments, and he had already accessed many websites and other information sources. Avoiding falls • Always wear a good pair of skid-resistant shoes.

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