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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Cold Urticaria Prevalence ... skin contact with cold ... minutes after the cold ... , Hypotension, shock ... #comparison #table
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Remove all ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... • Diagnosis: ... loss of spinal cord ... level of spinal cord
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Cryofibrinogen is a cold ... - Albumin - Cold ... may include: • Cold ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Microglial cells ... multiple spinal cord ... - Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
intermittent (via cold ... cardiac output causes ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... cardiogenic) - Pulmonary ... ) - Spinal cord ... neuron disease (ALS ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
meninges and spinal cord ... • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... months by Fatima Al ... #management #summary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... replacement Cord ... “big & sticky” cells ... renal failure, pulmonary ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis