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Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential ... • Spontaneous bleeding ... • Paraplegia (late ... #oncology #differential ... #diagnosis #cancer
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
intensity at onset, posterior ... slowly progressive, cancer ... temporal (giant cell) arteritis ... preeclampsia: late ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Sedimentation rate ... (ESR or sed rate ... very remarkable w/differential ... Start steroids if concern ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology