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Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Coving ST Secondary ... QRS complex Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ecg
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
, and, rarely, secondary ... may present with pulmonary ... • Paroxysmal elevations ... when paroxysmal elevations ... of anesthesia, surgery
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... regional ischemia, surgery ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typea #typeb #classification
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... cardiovascular surgery ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... RGM • Plastic surgery ... RGM • Cardiac surgery ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
interventional radiology ... → no immediate treatment ... ) - Treatment: ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
other diseases • Secondary ... Diagnosis: • Dry ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... pleural effusions, CNS ... : encephalitis secondary ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Viridans Surgery ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... Standard treatment ... maintenance therapy and secondary ... drained at time of diagnosis