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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Script Signs and symptoms ... • Supportive care ... progress to MDS or acute ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management ... reaching some who are ... symptom. ... This is not for acute ... evaluation or management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Presentation: Subacute-Acute ... : DAH, acute febrile ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... , Anaphylaxis, Acute ... • Supportive Care
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... and progressive Acute ... rarely preceded by acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Maternal Support - Critical ... care support, Transfer
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... HLH signs and symptoms ... presents as an acute ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... At least 3 of (Acute ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... ideally limit for acute ... Arthritis #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... presentation - Clinical ... also includes symptoms ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #Management