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Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
from antibodies formed ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... patients to be diagnosed ... to be present Treatment ... target to 3-4 • DOACs
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... evaluation or workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... present, symptoms, signs ... transformation into AML ... • Treatment algorithms
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... hormones that work ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #foamed
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
purposes of this algorithm ... echo is positive, treatment ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... ECF and ICF both work ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid Warfarin and DOAC ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
rise is a late sign ... ❹ Call for MH treatment ... Myoglobinaemia: forced ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment