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Treatment of breast cancer: a simplified view
surgical therapy - 5-7 weeks
 - lumpectomy +
 - radiation
Treatment of breast ... cancer: a simplified ... adjuvant (in select cases ... #treatment #management ... timeline #simplified #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
blocks receptor function ... Clinical Picture ... Diagnosis - Clinical ... Clinical DX: - ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
carotid sinus syndrome ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical ... determine a specific etiology ... The treatment strategy
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
thermoregulatory center ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Cor triatriatum
 • Epidemiology
 • Etiology
 • Associated Lesions
 • Differentials Diagnosis
 • Anatomy - Sinister,
Epidemiology • Etiology ... Physiology • Clinical ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... Post-Operative Management ... #cardiology #summary
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... Catheterization Etiology ... Heart Disease, Cancer-Related ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome
TOPCAT - Spironolactone for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

N Engl J Med 2014; 370:1383-1392 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1313731

CONCLUSIONS:
Preserved Ejection Fraction ... , treatment with ... cardiovascular causes ... hospitalization for the management ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Cardiology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
of Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... Calcium ≤ 7.0 mg/dL Clinical ... #TumorLysis #Syndrome ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #oncology