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Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... D/c all heparin ... • Start non-heparin ... Heparin #Induced ... #Management #Treatment
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... laboratory tests ... and to adjust treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Heparin #Induced
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
 •
palliation • Post-Op Management ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
dysfunction (25%) • Hepatic ... deficiency) • HIT ... : Heparin-PF4 antibodies ... 100mg/dL) - Heparin ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Management Summary ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic ... #Management #treatment
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... initial screening test ... , hepatic iron concentration ... #management #hepatology
Tuberculosis Overview

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

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Lung cancer • Septic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
patient is taking it ... serum creatinine, test ... Anticoagulation: • Initial heparin ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology