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Early Breast Cancer - Management Algorithm
 • Luminal A-like (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2- and low proliferation)
Early Breast Cancer ... - Management Algorithm ... #Cancer #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #oncology
Hypernatremia Management Algorithm
Acute vs Chronic
Calculate Losses
 • Current water Deficit
 • Ongoing Free water Losses
 •
Hypernatremia Management ... Algorithm Acute ... vs Chronic Calculate ... Hypernatremia #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) Pain Relief Ladder is a stepwise approach to the management of
approach to the management ... patients with acute ... or chronic pain ... Opioids #Analgesics #Treatment ... #Oncology #PalliativeCare
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... effect following treatment ... #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment ... • Chronic - Urate ... gout #diagnosis #management
Treatment of breast cancer: a simplified view
surgical therapy - 5-7 weeks
 - lumpectomy +
 - radiation
Treatment of breast ... adjuvant (in select cases ... #cancer #treatment ... #management #timeline ... #simplified #oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fatigue • Acute ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... #Oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... transformation to acute ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... 5) History of acute ... or chronic ingestion ... #Treatment
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Angioedema: • Acute ... Idiopathic angioedema - Chronic ... inherited disease Acute ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... #management #allergy