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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Presyncope PVC ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... than a PVC ... more intensive treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... of PCN allergy ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... infiltration) Differential ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential Diagnosis and Management 
Uterine Atony (80%) - Most PPH Will respond to
Postpartum Hemorrhage - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... hand to gather POC ... unresponsive to usual treatment ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
, Anti-GBM antibody ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
Hospitalization - Pathophysiology ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... #differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential