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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... of breath • Neurologic ... Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ... EMERGENCIES: Tumor ... Lysis Syndrome:
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
nephropathy • Solid tumors ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor ... lysis syndrome ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology ... Classification #Nephrology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Important Causes ... Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... , Orbital apex syndrome ... URGENT: Brainstem tumor ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
SAME, Cushing Syndrome ... Renin secreting tumor ... , Gitelman syndrom ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #nephrology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
• Optic Nerve Tumor ... Midbrain (Parinaud's Syndrome ... ): • Tumor • ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... (Many causes!) ... * (most common cause ... (e.g. stroke, tumor ... #diagnosis #neurology
Neuro-OphthaImoIogy - Visual Field Defects - Localization Map
 - Optic Nerve Lesion (Monocular vision loss)
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Neuro-OphthaImoIogy ... Pituitary/metastatic tumor ... NeuroOphthaImoIogy #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Anatomy #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
osteomyelitis • Tumor ... • Pharyngeal tumor ... degeneration: • Tumor ... aneurysm, Pott puffy tumor ... salivary gland tumor
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Defining the cause ... Renin-secreting tumor ... diagnosis #algorithm #causes ... #nephrology #potassium
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... able to copy Causes ... : Stroke (main cause ... Brain Injury, Tumor ... #neurology #diagnosis