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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... >100k, + lab signs ... : • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
source; oral, enteral ... Serum PO4 -> decr RBC ... Constipation - MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... disease) Differential ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
findings Skeletal Pathology ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... Signs and Symptoms ... • Jaundice (later ... bile ducts Differential ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Isolated lower, bilateral ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... unproven benefit, rec ... #Treatment #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
amyotrophy with the pathologic ... sclerosis Pathophysiology ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... and signs below ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Signs #Symptoms