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Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... Presyncope PVC ... A PAC also has a ... than a PVC ... more intensive treatment
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
- Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Causes #Differential ... #Management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Myasthenia Crises ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... APML #diagnosis #management
Acute Altered Mental Status - Rapid Response Management

1) Ask while en route: vitals, hyper/hypoactive, POC glucose,
hyper/hypoactive, POC ... and stabilize: AMS ... Diagnosis and Workup ... the underlying cause ... encephalopathy #differential
Predicting an anatomically and/or physiologically challenging airway is not a straightforward task by any stretch of
and may not be as ... emergency airway management ... prediction models only focus ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... PCC #Heaven #Criteria
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
3 questions to work ... approach to the differential ... demyelination syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #management #nephrology
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
such as reflex ... carotid sinus syndrome ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... The treatment strategy