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Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... among the possible causes ... seizures, coma and death ... Posm >285 mOsm/kg ... #Hypovolemia #EBV
The Death of MONA in ACS: Part IV – Aspirin provides protection against cardiovascular events (reinfarction,
The Death of MONA ... as reduce all cause ... mortality #EBM ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
antibody, Anti-GBM ... usually low in anti-GBM ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
progresses: cell death ... multiorgan failure -> death ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
progresses: cell death ... multiorgan failure -> death ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL/kg ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... #differential #causes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... syndrome, Sudden death ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
Atopic Dermatitis (AD ... development of AD ... treatment #diagnosis #causes ... Petersen EBM, Skov ... EL, Richardson IM
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
in recipient (e.g ... ↓haptoglobin, ↑LDH ... Causes purpura & ... TRALI): Leading cause ... transfusion related death
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 • Sympathomimetic -
of muscarinic Ach ... serotoninergic meds ... dopamine blockers (e.g ... pharmacogenetic disease caused ... susceptibility (AD
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
aldolase, AST/ALT, LDH ... Coxsackie virus, EBV ... Amphetamines, LSD UW IM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes