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Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Distributive: Sepsis ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Hypovolemic: Blood ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) • Blood ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As ... sensitize red blood ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Seizure disorders, Aseptic ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
), RA, crystal disease ... tumor • Non-bloody ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
brainstem lesions, aseptic ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Reactive Arthritis, AS ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... of Peripheral blood ... WBC count and differential ... ThromboticThrombocytopenicPurpura #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Workup: • Complete ... differential • ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Presents as dyspnea ... Can lead to sepsis ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... reduces renal blood ... reduced renal blood ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Presents as dyspnea ... Can lead to sepsis ... Borrellia (Lyme disease ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions