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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... confirmed venous, arterial ... to be present Treatment ... patient has an arterial ... #management #anticoagulation
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Diagnostic Schema ... pancreatitis) - Arterial ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... A defect in arterial ... cycles after right atrial ... passage • Arterial ... #diagnosis #management
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
tachycardia (2) Atrial ... (3) SVTs - atrial ... (3) Multifocal atrial ... (2) Sick Sinus Syndrome ... #electrocardiogram
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
High effective arterial ... • Low Urine Cl ... • High Urine Cl ... urine #potassium #differential ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Splashing infected material ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: ... #management #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... treatment Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... #management #hematology
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... Brady Management ... P and QRS • Atrial ... degrees #summary #Diagnosis ... #EKG #electrocardiogram
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Glucocorticoids, IL-1B, ATRA
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... palliatively with arterial