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Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Lysis Syndrome (TLS ... Abnormalities of TLS ... Laboratory TLS ... mg/dL Clinical TLS ... arrhythmia • Seizure, tetany
Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) Pathophysiology
Culprits: ALL, Burkitt, SCLC
Cells all die at once = ↑Phos, ↓Ca, ↑K,
Lysis Syndrome (TLS ... Arrhythmia, seizure, tetany ... Lysis #Syndrome #TLS
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
leukapheresis - TLS ... dysrhythmias, seizures, tetany ... symptomatic with tetany ... Lysis #Syndrome #TLS
CDC TETANUS VACCINATION GUIDELINES FOR WOUNDS

Dirty wounds pose an increased risk for tetanus. Clinicians should consider
CDC TETANUS VACCINATION ... increased risk for tetanus ... higher risk for tetanus ... ://www.cdc.gov/tetanus ... Wounds #Injury #Tetanus
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... , Hypoglycemia T's ... , Trauma #Hs #Ts
The RIGID patient: tetanus mimics
 - Serotonin Syndrome
 - Neuroleptic Malignant Sx
 - Malignant Hyperthermia
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RIGID patient: tetanus ... Drug-induced Dystonia #tetanus
Tetanus shot requirements

#tetanus #osmosis
Tetanus shot requirements ... #tetanus #osmosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Syringomyelia, Tetanus ... Motor Nerves: ALS
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) - Pathophysiology:
→ Massive tumor cell lysis
→ Release of large amounts of K+,
lysis syndrome (TLS ... TumorLysis #syndrome #TLS
Pathophysiology of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS)
Tumor Cell Lysis
-> Release of DNA
 • Purines -> Hypoxanthine /
Lysis Syndrome (TLS ... TumorLysis #Syndrome #TLS