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Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #Pathophysiology ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
Drug-Induced Acute Kidney Injury - Sites of Action Along the Nephron

#DrugInduced #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology #Pathophysiology #Pharmacology
Drug-Induced Acute ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Acute Treatment ... Gepants, Ergots Non-pharmacologic ... Biofeedback, Avoid noise/light ... #Migraine #acute ... treatment #management #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... proprioception, and light ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Treated Like Acute ... very high mitotic rate ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Marcus Gunn Pupil - Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD)
Definition: Afferent loop of the pupillary light reflex
the pupillary light ... neuritis due to MS ... Later (1959), Levitan ... with the swinging light ... #Defect #RAPD #neurology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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Acute Kidney Injury ... infiltration • Light ... change disease • Hematologic ... cyclophosphamide) #Acute ... Classification #Nephrology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Differential Diagnosis Neurologic-Centered ... DADS-M, Sporadic, late-onset ... Type I cryo GN, Light-chain ... deposition disease (light ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Diagnosis Algorithm Acute ... ) - CD38(new), Light ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... At least 3 of (Acute ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology