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Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... malignancies Treatment ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... #Oncology #Differential ... Classification #Nephrology
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... of breath • Neurologic ... sustained over a one-hour ... Hyperuricemia • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #cancer
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
hematology for workup ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Malignancy: Metastatic cancer ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... • Reaction to Medications
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Autoimmune disease, Cancer ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... epilepticus Treatment
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Acute febrile ... - Underlying cancer ... skin lesions by one ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #dermatology #oncology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... evaluation should be done ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
include a: • Neurologic ... Infection or cancer ... Normal: Air > bone ... hearing loss: Bone ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... manifestations including acute ... and nephrotic syndrome ... have positive serology ... granuIomas on skin, bone