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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... Criteria: • Elevated ... • Treatment algorithms ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
- ACS, AKI, acute ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... with tetany or cardiac ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury Acute ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... CNS - Circuatory collapse ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #management
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Criteria for Diagnosis ... • SJS/TEN • Acute ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... DRESS #Syndrome #dermatology ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
left heart 3-6 cardiac ... Criteria: • Underlying ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... hemodynamics and cardiac ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... of the resting cardiac ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
and fatigue Criteria ... Complications: • Airway collapse ... vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... affected tissue Treatment ... #diagnosis #management