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Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... Emergency - Target Organ ... Coronary Syndrome ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... and damage of organs ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... #Signs #Symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... of end organ damage ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... /SYMPTOMS: • CENTRAL ... Signs and symptoms ... ) • Acute: ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... per minute) or abnormal ... or evidence of organ ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... 500 mg QD until normal ... unless severe APLS, organ ... APML #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... presents as an acute ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
desquamation, or organ ... epidermal necrolysis, Acute ... eosinophilia systemic symptoms ... #Prescription #algorithm ... #management
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... caucasian • Symptoms ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... Unilateral • Signs ... - Typical MS-like
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Organ transplantation ... weeks incubation Acute ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive