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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Diagnosis and Management ... marrow plasma cells ... Hgb < 10 • Ca ... plasma clonal cell ... #oncology
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
 • CEA is a highly glycosylated cell surface glycoprotein involved in intercellular adhesion
glycosylated cell ... circulation and can ... Colon, Rectum, Breast ... levels: Pulmonary ... diagnosis #laboratory #oncology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... Uremia (blood urea ... #treatment #Pulmonary ... #Community #Acquired
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... -> 40 years • Can ... - gastric and breast ... severe community-acquired ... and M panel Management
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... high LDH, low Ca ... “big & sticky” cells ... ± tocilizumab; call ... renal failure, pulmonary
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Can be induced ... perstans • A form of acquired ... Well-circumscribed ... lung, esophageal, breast ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
beneficial when required ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
mature) - Call ... Surgical management ... hemorrhage will be required ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
can present as ... proliferation can ... , Ca, LDH, beta- ... chemotherapy as required ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
inflammatory infiltrate can ... SPECTRUM Common areas ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... is crucial in pulmonary ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management