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Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
pressure in the blood ... potent effect on blood ... release from mast cells ... Medication #Causes #Differential ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... abnormal under a microscope ... count with differential ... smear • Bone marrow ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... cells in the lung ... : • Pathophysiology ... • Pathophysiology ... #causes #differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Release from blast cells ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... initiation • Differential ... management #hematology #oncology
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... dipstick test, microscopic ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases