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Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... Alpha agonist incr blood ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... Constitutional Syndromes ... - Antithyroid medications ... anemia Treatment ... result from low blood
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Causes • Anemia • Aplastic ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... Workup: • Complete
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... , Infiltrative disorders ... metastases, Hungry bone ... syndrome Dr. ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... family history - Medications ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... candidate) - Bone
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
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Headache, Movement disorders ... , Seizure disorders ... thrombosis and/or blood-brain ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prostate cancer • Medications ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... diagnosis #kidney #blood ... urine #management #treatment ... #nephrology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... of the body to one ... neurodegenerative disorders ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
lymphoproliferative disorders ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... Pure red cell aplasia ... microglobulin Treatment ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup