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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
and Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injuries by System: CNS ... ED arrival MSK ... especially with AC ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Disseminated Intravascular ... Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
nervous system (CNS ... Acute Disseminated ... - Symptom management ... Acute Disseminated ... diseases #neurology #CNS
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... Lupusreference #druginduced ... #diagnosis #management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
syndrome): - Hematologic ... first) DIC (disseminated ... ) - Symptoms: CNS ... ) - Symptoms: CNS ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... : ○ Cranial nerves ... (CN 8) ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... recommendations, treatments ... #management #medications ... #treatment #diagnosis ... Pedersen MS, Benros