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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Treatment: • Consider ... stem cell transplant ... Can progress to MDS ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
incompetent • CLL ... Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete ... marrow studies Treatment ... Immunosuppressive treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
cytopenias (usually anemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Full Set of Vital Signs ... support - Call ... and Survey 4) Workup ... #criticalcare #treatment ... #workup
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
progression: over 1-3d ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Diagnosis and Workup ... No additional workup ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... ischaemia ❶ Call ... resolve: • Call ... calcium. ❽ Treat anaemia ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
placement. ❶ Call ... vital, so: • Call ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... examination and vital signs ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... systemic complaints- anemia ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
of more of the signs ... trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... pack. ❸ Remove all ... require prolonged treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup