11 results
LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN (LMWH) DOSING RECOMMENDATIONS (Enoxaparin and Dalteparin):
 - VTE PROPHYLAXIS
 - VTE TREATMENT
Dalteparin): - VTE PROPHYLAXIS ... - VTE TREATMENT ... ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME ... #Pharmacology # ... Management
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... Overview • ... • Pathophysiology ... #management #pharmacology ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Stress ulcerations are common in ICU patients and may lead to hemorrhage if not
ulceration or treatment ... hospitalization) • Pathophysiology ... Presentation • Management ... #criticalcare #pharmacology ... #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... organ damage • Treatment ... leukapheresis - TLS prophylaxis ... : • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Overview ... tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... endothelial damage Prophylaxis ... APML #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
(PRES) Overview ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... Overview Epidemiology ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
Gitelman Syndrome ... Overview What ... Rhabdomyolysis Treatment ... diagnosis #nephrology #management ... #pathophysiology