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Tumor markers in clinical practice
Colorectal - CEA
Hepatocellular - AFP
Pancreatic - CA 19-9
Ovarian - CA 125
Breast -
Tumor markers in ... clinical practice ... thyroglobulin #Tumor ... laboratory #diagnosis #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... Treatment of Clinical ... ICU transfer • Tumor ... MatthewHoMD #TLS #Tumor ... #oncology
Osteosarcoma 
Most common primary malignant bone tumor in children 
Most Common Sites of Involvement:
1. Distal femur
malignant bone tumor ... proximal femur Clinical ... Diagnosis #Features #Oncology
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Classification of Tumor ... Calcium ≤ 7.0 mg/dL Clinical ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... wandering_er #Tumor ... Syndrome #TLS #oncology ... #management #UricAcid
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
Pathogenesis and clinical ... allele of RB1 tumor ... allele of RB1 tumor ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Infiltrating Extracardiac Tumor on Echocardiogram

Carcinoma esophagus infiltrating into left atrium. Primary cardiac tumors usually move with
Infiltrating Extracardiac Tumor ... Primary cardiac tumors ... #Infiltrating #Tumor ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... cardiology #a4c #oncology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
Diplopia TIER 1-CRITICAL ... URGENT: Brainstem tumor ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Horner's Syndrome: Loss of sympathetic nervous system input to (in this case) right eye. 
Note that
case was due to tumor ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... Inflammation • Orbital Tumor ... • Aneurysm • Tumor ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology