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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Pathophysiology • Risk ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... • Clinical Course ... diagnosis #management #geriatrics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... Higher risk for ... Higher risk for ... ortho treatment ... ortho treatment
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Pediatric Skull ... challenges of risk ... #POCUS #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... shares the same risk ... Encephalopathy Treatment
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... median nerve Risk ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment ... #CarpalTunnel #Syndrome
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ... febrile vasculitic syndrome ... immunoglobulin reduces the risk ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Prune Belly (Eagle-Barrett) Syndrome - Abdominal Examination

@MIRtirizado

#Prune #Belly #Syndrome #Abdominal #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #pediatrics #Eagle #Barrett
Eagle-Barrett) Syndrome ... #Prune #Belly #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #pediatrics
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... investigations and treatments ... those patients at risk ... considered “low risk ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... • No bleeding risk ... validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... high bleeding risk