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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Summary myelo ... = funny-shaped cells ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute ... Allogeneic stem cell
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
- OnePager Summary ... EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Summary - GrepMed ... Handbook Acute ... tears gtt qid+prn ... #Treatment #Neurology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Renal Cell Carcinoma ... Anemia (common) ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... disease Imaging and Treatment ... with contrast Evaluation
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
production of pro-inflammatory ... Unknown cause Treatment ... inhibitors under evaluation ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Redistribution: Acidosis, Cell ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... reabsorption) Workup ... Drives K+ into cells
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... and pernicious anemia ... antibody that works ... Treatment: •
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Summary - GrepMed ... pancreatic islet cell ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... Diagnosis and Workup ... Endocrinology #Treatment