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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... Dissection protocol • Classification ... Aortic #Dissection #Diagnosis ... #treatment
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
and Acute Management ... - Diagnose with ... CTA. ... Call CV Surgeon. ... #Management #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Signs: 50% pts ... changes, and other organ ... of anesthesia, surgery ... and then surgery ... #Management #treatment
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
and Management ... • Other: ERCP/surgery ... , gallstones), CT ... biliary, stones), CTA ... #Management #Treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple organs ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #management #signs
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Fibrinolysis → End organ ... + Bleeding Treatment ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
-95% of cases) Classification ... check for other organ ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... #classification ... hematology #oncology #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... Both of these organs ... regional ischemia, surgery ... before beginning treatment ... #typea #typeb #classification
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
tissue hypoxia and organ ... years to manifest its ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider other diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
associated with its ... all our vital organs ... positive charge of its ... #criticalcare #management ... #diagnosis #treatment