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Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mountain Sickness (AMS ... Edema (HAPE) ... Sickness #Mountain #AMS ... #HACE #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Table
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin ... Malignant #Catatonia #NMS ... #SS #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Rapid, increasing signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) is an important key feature of NMS. EPS, associated
Rapid, increasing signs ... key feature of NMS ... #Diagnosis #Serotonin ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison ... #Table
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... : - Neuro: AMS ... infiltrates - 80% have ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
present in 97% of NMS ... mental status: • NMS ... , Serotonin Syndrome ... status: catatonic signs ... 40% of patients have
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
/Symptoms: • Usually ... cystitis, may have ... May have pneumaturia ... be present or signs ... data • Early treatment
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... edema (HAPE) generally ... associated with HAPE ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... vegetation may have ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Infarction and Pulmonary ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Presentation ... #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... patients with a diagnosis ... heart failure have ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology