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Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

 • Definition
 • DDx
 • Dx Tool and Risk Stratification
 • Treatment
• DDx • Dx Tool ... and Risk Stratification ... • Treatment Algorithm
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... of no use - Cool ... heat loss - Cool
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... ECG and rate of rise ... Prevention - Consider cause ... prevent further rise ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Treatment algorithm for VTE in Malignancy

(A) Suggested treatment algorithm for symptomatic and incidental DVT or PE
Treatment algorithm ... algorithm for symptomatic ... patients at high risk ... interactions and bleeding risk ... also balance the risk
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds #Risk
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... diagnosis #comparison #treatment
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Disease - IBD Algorithm ... fistula • ↑ risk ... has carcinoma risk ... IBDAlgorithm #IBD #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #management #treatment
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
The algorithm below ... short course of treatment ... acyclovir in these cases ... provide empiric treatment ... HSV PCR would cause
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
HEART Score – A Tool ... is an excellent tool ... further workup and treatment ... calculating the risk ... identifying low risk