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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
interventions, and ... Treatment or Transport ... specificity, or performance ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... SCVMCMed #Stroke #CVA ... #management #neurology ... #treatment
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Distension and ... Bloating - Treatment ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... Distension #Bloating #Management
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Encephalopathy, Cognitive Dysfunction ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... IFN-y) → Excessive activation ... , Hb), Hepatic dysfunction ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
64%) • Renal dysfunction ... Thromboembolism (7%) • CNS ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Crohn's Disease Management ... Active Symptoms and ... Fistula: Consult CTS ... Crohns #Disease #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Management Algorithm ... Entacavir, tenofovir vs ... HepatitisB #HBV #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... nervous system (CNS ... ) dysfunction • ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
excessive macrophage activation ... genetic immune dysfunction ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology