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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... : • Facial edema ... • Dyspnea at rest ... • Chest and shoulder ... diagnosis #cancer
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
slowly progressive, cancer ... claudication, shoulder ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... distribution, eyelid edema ... findings - idiopathic
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
(NCPE) - Differential ... - Dyspnea at rest ... common assessment findings ... Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... The evaluation should ... Infection or cancer ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... Temporal arteritis should ... ear examination findings ... hematoma, lung cancer ... Otalgia #Ear #Pain #Otology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... compression (MRI) and findings ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... management #neurology #differential