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A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
syndrome (set of symptoms ... ) caused by specific ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology ... #Toxidromes #Comparison ... #Table #Anticholinergics
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... upper lid • Cause ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Management ... Stye #Chalazion #Comparison ... #Table
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Resistance, Main Uses ... Vasopressors #Properties #Table ... Pharmacology #Effect #Management ... #Comparison #Inotropes
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... priapism • Lab values ... sudden death • Lab values ... unless worrisome EKG ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Cardiac Stress Testing
Exercise:
 • Everyone who can exercise should!
 • They must be able to raise
• They must be able ... 85% of predicted value ... production to cause ... arrythmias Diagnostics: EKG ... Testing #cardiology #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) • EMG ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... differential #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... are not caused ... of diagnosis (e.g ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... left-sided heart valves ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
or sed rate): Value ... GCA, but normal values ... absence of visual symptoms ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management