6 results
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
prostaglandin E2 • Triggered ... Cytokines (IL-1, ... production • Treatment ... and decrease the elevated ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... if WBC > 5 or elevated ... symptoms, or> 1
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... with SPS have elevated ... #neurology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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ICH Management: 1. ... Spontaneous ICH and SAH ... lidocaine, +/- pre-treatment ... Hemorrhage #ICH #elevated ... #neurology #neurosurgery
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
• Incidence: 1 ... Puncture: - Elevated ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
clinical forms: 1) ... by culture or serology ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... disseminated) can ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases