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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment: ... - Cool fluids peripherally ... as they lead to peripheral
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... OF HYPERTHERMIA ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... Hypertension, Hyperthermia ... (most common cause ... confirmatory lab tests ... Cornerstone of treatment
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
thought to be caused ... spontaneous clonus, peripheral ... and malignant hyperthermia ... - Most cases will ... initiation of treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
other, more common causes ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... monitoring of: core and peripheral ... COMPLICATIONS AND OUTLINE TREATMENTS ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... bone marrow and peripheral ... leukopenia) Peripheral ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia is usually caused ... 3 questions to work ... the underlying cause ... demyelination syndrome ... administered (through a peripheral
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
~5th decade → peripheral ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Diagnosis and Workup ... glucose suppression test ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung periphery ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
adults in the west ... cytometry • Peripheral ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup