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Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - Causative Medications 
and Level of Suspicion 

High Risk:
Antigout:
of Suspicion High ... : allopurinol Antibiotics ... , piroxicam #Differential ... #Medications #DrugInduced ... #Causes #SJSTEN
DRESS-associated drugs

DRESS syndrome can be life threatening and it has a documented mortality rate of about
All kinds of drugs ... anticonvulsants and antibiotic ... Syndrome #DIHS #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Aldosterone) - ACE ... insufficiency - Critical ... Renin, Normal or High ... Hypoaldosteronism #Differential ... Comparison #Table #Causes
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... #diagnosis #causes
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
the spectrum of clinically ... the clinically ... important drug classes ... does not equal clinical ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... phlebotomy High ... • NSAIDs • ACE ... Beta blockers • Antibiotics ... #diagnosis #causes
Hypercalcemia Evaluation
1) Clinical clues
 - Is the patient symptomatic?
 - Family history?
 - Have you done
Evaluation 1) Clinical ... clues - Is the ... PTH - Frankly high ... Vit D • If all ... Hypercalcemia #workup #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... of about three cases ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... - WBC may be high ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... treat the primary cause ... “one size fits all ... algorithm #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
plus statin in all ... cases. ... bleeding risk is not high ... Atheroma #aorta #SSN #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology