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Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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people) = 4.5 Gy. 1 ... Gy = ~10,000 CXRs ... Lymphopenia is first lab ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis ... #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... algorithm to determine ... Obtain EKG if: ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Inoculum 2. ... Blood cultures • CXR ... upright or lat ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... testing Lab ... valproate, vigabatrin, propofol
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... L shunt as RAP>LAP ... septum shifts left ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus ... #a4c #intrapulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... with presence of pulmonary ... lab markers such ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
rapid-turnover” SCLC - Lab ... rise from last lab ... interventional radiology ... immediate treatment 1. ... renal failure, pulmonary