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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms ... Rapid onset of symptoms ... Signs / Symptoms ... Wheezing, dyspnea, hypoxia ... pathophysiology #immunology #diagnosis
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... Ritalin) - Sedative-Hypnotic ... antihistamines #Diagnosis
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... coma - Pulm: Hypoxia ... tumor burden • Symptoms ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lethargic and severely hypoxemic ... Sudden onset of hypoxemic ... • Symptoms: Hypoxemic ... #differential #diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... B-cell lineage ALL Symptoms ... manifestations, hypoxia ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... polycythemia from chronic hypoxia ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
attributable to tissue hypoxia ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... consider other diagnosis ... Cobalamin #Deficiency #diagnosis
Causes of Generalized Hypoxia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hypoxemic - Not enough O2 (Most Common)
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of Generalized Hypoxia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Hypoxemic - ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Hypoxia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
- Differential Diagnosis ... sedatives) • Hypoxic ... bpm): • Mild hypoxia ... 70) • Tissue hypoxia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia ... - Overview Hypoxia ... common type of hypoxia ... common type of hypoxia ... #differential #diagnosis