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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... • Spontaneous bleeding ... of breath • Neurologic ... Malignant Epidural Spinal ... Superior Vena Cava
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... result in permanent neurologic ... the lesion Posterior ... #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... , Posterior Synechiae ... Neuro: Pontine hemorrhage ... , Pontine CVA, Syphilis ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... think about three clinical ... #Ptosis #neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... mental status • CV ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... O2 delivery • Hemorrhagic ... #criticalcare #differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... mental status • CV ... failure, neurogenic/spinal ... O2 delivery • Hemorrhagic ... #criticalcare #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... white matter, spinal ... (Clinical Dx). ... Behcet disease) Differential ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology