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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... sustained over a one-hour ... shoulder pain, collateral ... Hypercalcemia
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... - Accelerated Bone ... Formation: Hungy Bone ... Syndrome - ... endocrinology #differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia due to increased bone Ca2+ resorption:
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism, Malignancy, Pseudohyperparathyroidism, Renal failure,
Hypercalcemia ... due to increased bone ... calcium)-alkali syndrome ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #calcium
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
D) Increased bone ... Paget's disease of bone ... Multiple myeloma (bone ... • Milk-alkali syndrome ... #differential
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... metastases, Hungry bone ... syndrome Dr.
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
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Gammopathies C - HyperCalcemia ... more: • Clonal bone ... plasmacytoma, POEMs syndrome ... Gammopathies #MGUS #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
hypercellular bone ... blood count with differential ... blood smear • Bone ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup and Differential ... Diagnosis Approach ... evaluation should be done ... Workup #causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #indications
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Transplantation including bone ... Blood transfusion, Hypercalcemia ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... mean 58 mg/dL in one
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Splenic Marginal Zone ... capillary leak syndrome ... TMA • Marginal zone ... Hematology #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology