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Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
count was 14,000 per ... He received a diagnosis ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
-week-old male newborn ... ringworm, was diagnosed ... after 1 week of treatment ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
birefringence after Congo red ... Early diagnosis ... and treatment are ... amyloidosis #clinical #photo ... AL #lightchain #NEJM
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... bacterial and viral ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... cases/100,000 per ... Paresthesias: Hands ... variants: (1) acute ... #treatment #neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Infection (sepsis), PE ... Renal Failure Treatment ... Differentiation #Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... decrease (<200 cells per ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... antibody test) Treatment ... #diagnosis
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
A Tool For the ED ... with possible Acute ... Coronary Syndrome ... treatment versus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile ... multiple tender, red ... Leukemia cutis Diagnosis ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... these so-called ‘red ... Differential Diagnosis ... T2 Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis