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Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... opacities • Diagnosis ... Treatment: • Steroids ... refractory to steroids ... #management #hematology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Insufficiency: Long-term steroid ... Give 250 mcg of ... Cortisol level of less ... #Management #Endocrinology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... ventilation • Steroids ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
flexors of the legs ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Treatment: • Steroids ... #management #neurology
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
myasthenic syndrome (LEMS ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... clinical index (SAMS-CI ... statin • Oral steroid ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
symptoms • Rheumatologic ... Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... transplantation • MCC ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... #Management #Infections
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... purpura (lower legs ... #Rheumatology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... Thermodilution CO/CI ... • PULMONARY A ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
hypergammaglobulinemia, and less ... histopathologic changes in LNs ... Histopathological Diagnoses ... agonists #TAFRO #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
locations: Wrist, MCP ... culture used to diagnose ... cartilage over the dens ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management