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Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Acute Radiation ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... CNS - Circuatory collapse ... #Toxicity #diagnosis ... #management
Acute Esophageal Necrosis
History: Hematemesis and/or melena (70%), Dysphagia, Epigastric/chest pain, Sepsis
Diagnosis EGD and Biopsy
Differential: Melanosis, Melanoma,
Acute Esophageal ... Epigastric/chest pain ... , Sepsis Diagnosis ... EGD and Biopsy Differential ... #management #gastroenterology
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Acute Iron Poisoning ... caustic mucosal injury ... - Abdominal pain ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Kidney Injury AKI ... - Differential ... Diagnosis HEMODYNAMIC ... • Cardiac failure ... Tubular Injury/
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... cardiac disease ... • Salicylate toxicity ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
- Abdominal pain ... gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
to parenchymal injury ... and recurrent acute ... • R (Recurrent acute ... • Abdominal pain ... #management #gastroenterology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Cramps: • Muscle pain ... Exercise Associated Collapse ... maintain adequate cardiac
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... insufficiency, acute ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #differential