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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
), Sternbach's criteria ... specificity 96%) #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Serotonin ... #Syndrome #Hunters ... Algorithm #Sternbach #Criteria
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
and nephrotic syndrome ... have positive serology ... but do not meet criteria ... roots, causing a syndrome ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Summary of characteristic abnormalities of selected glomerular diseases
Light Microscopy (LM) - Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM) - Electron
Immunofluorescence Microscopy (IM ... Electron Microscopy (EM ... Nephrotic syndrome ... #pathology #comparison ... #table #diagnosis
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
Pathophysiology: ... Diagnosis and Context ... It's typically a late ... #cullensign #em ... #peritonitis #IM
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... features developing later ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Sensory ... #management #neurology