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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #hematology #oncology
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
ringenhancing #lesions #cns ... #brain #diagnosis ... differential #algorithm #causes ... #radiology #neurology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... carries a variable risk ... and reducing the risk ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
and Management ... Diagnosis 1. ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... on MRI) Four P's ... #Management #Cardiology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
production to cause ... Avoid in pts w/ ... ventricular arrythmias Diagnostics ... Stress #Testing #cardiology ... #management #diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
autoantibodies that will cause ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... permeability Diagnosis ... #neurology #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... and iron release Diagnosis ... showed reduced risk ... endpoint of all-cause ... #management #cardiology
Post-MI Free Wall Rupture
1. What's the role of revascularization when presenting with late STEMI?
2. What are
What are some causes ... What are the risk ... FreeWall #Rupture #cardiology ... complications #acuteMI #diagnosis ... #management
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
subthalamic nuclei, pons ... patterns (this case ... Clinical #MRI #Brain ... #Diagnosis #Radiology