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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... : • Pathophysiology ... unless worrisome EKG ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
, splenectomy, etc ... illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... define the clinical ... syndrome - Does
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... vision changes, etc ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Still disease, dermatomyositis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Clinical Features ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Aldolase levels • EMG ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology
Serotonin Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Serotonin Syndrome: Variable combination of mental status changes, autonomic instability, and
Serotonin Syndrome ... drugs of abuse (e.g ... #Pathophysiology ... Psychiatry #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms