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Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
any etiology • Trigger ... and menses • Pathophysiology ... or high T3 • Treatment ... repletion, Avoid triggers ... Periodic #Paralysis #diagnosis
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • Pathophysiology ... Common Migraine Triggers ... • Diagnosis ... • Non-Drug Treatment
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... hyperviscosity syndrome • Triggers ... Lysis Syndrome: • Pathophysiology ... into serum • Triggers ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Illness Script PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... : Unknown trigger ... , weight loss DIAGNOSTICS ... : Clinical diagnosis ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... opacities • Diagnosis ... Renal Failure Treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... superimposed spasms triggered ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Ptosis, Diplopia, Blurred Vision

Acute Myasthenic Crisis 
• Triggered by infection, medication 
• Respiratory
Myasthenic Crisis • Triggered ... Myasthenia #Gravis #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of dizziness. (HINTS = head-impulse, nystagmus, test of skew.)
Questions regarding the
Algorithm for the diagnostic ... dizziness) and triggers ... the symptom, the Triggers ... scenarios: episodic triggered ... #Diagnosis #Dizzy
COPD Exacerbations - Management
 • Identify Triggers
 • Assess Severity
 • Risk for Poor Outcomes
 •
Management • Identify Triggers ... Outcomes • Initial Treatment ... Exacerbation #Management #treatment
Initial triage of the neutropenic adult - Algorithm for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients
Initial triage of ... evaluation and treatment ... Algorithm #workup #diagnosis