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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... triad: Fever, Arthralgia ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset ... #management #treatment
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
thromboembolism → Cardiac ... rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... , Vascular imaging ... → Test for APS ... Workup #hematology #diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Disease: Arterial ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Clinical ... syndrome (involvement IVC ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... test: abdominal
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... 10 minutes of rest ... Intra-pulmonary vascular
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... in AA and AL Cardiac ... activity of factor X, vascular ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... #management #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
or dilated) • Valvular ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... and relief of IVC ... follow-up with Cardio-OB ... management #cardiology #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
perfusion - shock->treatments ... tests before beginning ... treatment. ... perfusion - Cardiac ... failure - Low cardiac
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
exam Determine Cardiac ... determine if stress test ... Change in clinical ... - Peripheral vascular ... stratification #diagnosis