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Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes ... and Treatment ... Phlebotomy - MH ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Treatment
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
hard to find) - Bilateral ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... in case of Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... Differential Bilat ... Bilateral B-lines
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Airway: lateral ... for reversible cause ... /kg IV, max 4 mg ... #Epilepticus #Treatment
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Hypertension - Differential ... abdominal CT, Bilateral ... - Overnight 1-mg ... #Hypertension #Differential
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... changes and may cause ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... are the leading cause ... Syndrome #Nutrition #Differential
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Treatments are aimed ... The cause of this ... Differentials for ... lymphangiomas are the cause ... #clinical #video
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Glucose) 2 Airway: lateral ... for reversible cause ... /kg IV, max 4 mg ... #Epilepticus #Treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... - Causes progressive ... Escorial criteria uses ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management