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Stress Dose Steroids - Medical and Surgery Indications
Minor Stress:
 • Inguinal hernia repair
 • Mid febrile
- Medical and Surgery ... Inguinal hernia repair ... • Mid-moderate nausea ... cardiothoracic surgery
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... abnormalities that impair ... sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
abnormalities that impair ... sometimes advanced treatment ... flare ups that cause ... Treatments may include ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Damage: • Post-op surgery ... effect following treatment ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... , swelling • Treatment ... upper lid • Cause ... painless lump • Treatment ... antibiotic eyedrops, surgery
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Causes of Iron Deficiency ... Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... gastritis, Bariatric surgery ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum 
Found in Spelunkers. Caves. Bat and Bird droppings
Distribution: Mississippi and Ohio River
Caves. ... Most patients remain ... infection: TB-like Treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... cardiothoracic surgery ... or iatrogenic causes ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... of underlying cause
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
following neck surgery ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... /surgery; as in ... our case where she
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... functional ID) Treatment ... endpoint of all-cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology