7 results
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... 2) Presence of symptoms ... volume status (edema ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Ddxof
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
trucking" • Acute ... retinal edema caused ... #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
- Pulmonary Edema ... PO4 and Mg into cells ... Constipation - MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Algorithm Hodgkin ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Treated Like Acute ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Release from blast cells ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... : >3 symptoms, or
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : ACUTE, fever,
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... The diagnosis of ... abdominal pain, and edema ... ), - Muckle–Wells ... #Diagnosis