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Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... pressure incr renal perfusion ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Medications #Treatment
Lung Cancer Overview - Types, Location and Characteristics and Histology
SPHERE of complications: 
Superior vena cava syndrome
Superior vena cava syndrome ... tumor Horner syndrome ... (hoarseness) Effusions ... pericardial) All
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... spontaneously (before any treatments ... leukemia (both ALL ... malignancies Treatments ... #Tumor #Lysis #Syndrome
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... Hyperviscosity #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Treatment
Knuckle Sign on ECG - Acute Pericarditis

Electrocardiogram of a 68-year-old woman two days after coronary artery
small pericardial effusion ... seen on an echocardiogram ... depression in I, II and aVL
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... • Pleura: - Effusion
Hepatorenal Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Who gets HRS?
 • Decompensated cirrhosis
 • Typically with existing
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... infection Mainstay of treatment ... Dose: 0.5-3mg/h (infusion ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... either due to a diffusion-perfusion ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... to be present Treatment ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome