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Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mountain Sickness (AMS ... Elevation, Timing, Treatment ... Sickness #Mountain #AMS
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
: - Neuro: AMS ... have fever - ACS ... organ damage • Treatment ... Low calcium • Treatment ... - Hyperkalemia treatment
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
jaundice ​• Neuro: AMS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
which was defined as ... qSOFA, defined as ... AMS (GCS < 15) ... recognition and treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... • Symptoms: AMS ... symptoms such as
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
Treatment of NMS ... , the mainstay treatment ... of NMS is supportive ... milder cases of NMS ... #Treatment
Mycophenolate Mofetil versus Cyclophosphamide for Induction Treatment of Lupus Nephritis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2678035/

Mycophenolate versus Azathioprine as Maintenance Therapy
for Induction Treatment ... versus Azathioprine as ... NEJMoa1014460 #ALMS
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Muscle Symptoms (SAMS ... any time during treatment ... myopathies such as ... after DC Statin Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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symptoms (same as ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... : • As with ET ... transformation into AML ... • Treatment is
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... the 4 drug study arms ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment