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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
are at greatest risk ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI ... #differential # ... diagnosis #endocrinology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
epidemiological risk ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... epidemiologic risk ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #differential #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Attempt if high risk ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... management #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
carries a variable risk ... blood count with differential ... and reducing the risk ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... 3 questions to work ... puts patients at risk ... demyelination syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... Infection, Electrolyte ... epilepticus Treatment
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Diagnosis and Patterns ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Commonly work related ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
complication rate (i.e. infections ... bariatric surgery are risk ... operative CCY risk ... gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #differential