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Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... with a negative diagnostic ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM ... PatientDecisionAid #SharedDecisionMaking
Post-TAVR Suicide Left Ventricle
Pre-TAVR: High afterload from aortic stenosis leads to compensatory left ventricular hypertrophy and
ventricular hypertrophy and ... to ↑ Afterload and ... Left #Ventricle #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology ... #cardiology #treatment
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... organ damage • Treatment ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... permeability Diagnosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... #cerebritis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... iron release Diagnosis ... ) Treatment - IV ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... opacities • Diagnosis ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #management #hematology
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Pathophysiology: ... troponin elevation Diagnosis ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... and management ... #Management #Treatment ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
S Pathophysiology ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology