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Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... hyperviscosity syndrome • Triggers ... tinnitus, visual changes ... into serum • Triggers ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... • Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Pacemaker Operating Modes
1 - Chamber paced
     A (atrium), V (ventricle), D (dual/both)
2
Operating Modes 1 ... response has no clinical ... R - Paced rate changes ... automatically change with changes ... settings #cardiology #management
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... : 1) Liposomal ... mg/kg on days 1- ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Environmental triggers ... - Postulate 1 ... Peripheral sensory changes ... PolyarteritisNodosa #Pathophysiology
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
specific allergic triggers ... • 1 in 5 patients ... Conjunctivitis Clinical ... Inflamed Turbinates Treatment ... Rhinitis #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... • Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... symptoms, or> 1 ... APML #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Endocrinology #Treatment ... #Pathophysiology