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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 ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... into serum • Triggers
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 ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
• Severe: Only 1% ... • Treatment: ... Disease": T. cruzi + clinical ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... , or> 1 with no
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Episode - Minimum 1 ... mood - Primary treatment ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... tendency to fall • Triggers
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
-60y (hormonal changes ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... Features: • Many symptoms ... patients have no symptoms
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 ... #infectiousdiseases
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... Neurological symptoms ... epilepticus Treatment
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
poor nutrition Clinical ... mucocutaneous changes ... Psychiatric symptoms ... vasculitis Treatment ... Supplementation with 1