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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... Hypomagnesemia • Hypokalemia ... Substances • Digoxin toxicity ... Symptoms: • ... 300 = NSVT EKG
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary Clinical ... Symptoms of metastatic ... Hypercalcemia 4 ... Recombinant cytokines (e.g ... kinase inhibitors (e.g
Histamine Fish Toxicity - Inadequate refrigeration increases enzyme from bacteria on fish 
Clinical 
• Skin flushing,
Histamine Fish Toxicity ... bacteria on fish Clinical ... palpitations • Symptoms ... Antihistamines (e.g ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Induced Muscle Toxicity ... - Summary Clinical ... IU/I • SAMS clinical ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG ... #myopathy #diagnosis
Atrial fibrillation (AF or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating.
fibrillation (AF or A-fib ... episodes have no symptoms ... #Clinical #MedStudent ... #EKG #AtrialFibrillation
Clinical Features of Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
CNS - Headache, Visual disturbances, Confusion, Ataxia, Seizure, Syncope, Retinal hemorrhage,
Clinical Features ... Carbon Monoxide Toxicity ... - Chest pain, ECG ... Toxicology #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Poisoning
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Neurological symptoms ... Medication/Drug toxicity ... • EEG: With persistent
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia ... renal failure Clinical ... at the time of diagnosis ... (e.g. incidental
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
and Clinical Features ... exposed tothe sun (e.g ... Cataracts Labs: Hypokalemia ... gluconeogenesis enzymes (e.g ... #signs #symptoms
Pseudohyperkalemia vs Reverse Hyperkalemia

Pseudohyperkalemia and reverse pseudohyperkalemia are both conditions where potassium levels appear falsely elevated.

Pseudohyperkalemia:
This
especially extreme, e.g ... • No clinical ... • No symptoms ... potassium • ECG ... no changes in ECG