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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
, tachycardia, cardiac ... replicates within CNS ... invade URT & via hematologic ... CNS and hematologic ... loss, cataracts, cardiac
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
• Acquired Risk ... valves - Infected cardiac ... cardiovascular risk ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
Cardiac Stress Testing ... production to cause ... Avoid in pts w/ ... COREIMpodcast #Cardiac ... Stress #Testing #cardiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
It can cause sudden ... commotio cordis risk ... T wave in the cardiac ... Pathophysiology #Cardiology ... #Sudden #Cardiac
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Absence of Secondary Cause ... on MRI) Four P's ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Prevent Sudden Cardiac ... Diagnosis #Management #Cardiology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks ... Cardiovascular risk ... rare with ~100 cases ... abnormalities and/or cardiac ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Drugs affecting the cardiac action potential. The sharp rise in voltage ("0") corresponds to the influx
affecting the cardiac ... The sharp rise in ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... Antiarrhythmics #Classes
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
physical activity - Nausea ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... risk factors Calculate ... findings - Age - Risk ... diagnosis #Algorithm #cardiology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... Guidelines for Crises ... pre-existing history or risk ... consultation with cardiology ... Guidelines for crises