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Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... hyperparathyroidism • Secondary ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... in primary or secondary ... Amyloidosis - Nutritional ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Systemic and Primary Causes ... Hyperthyroidism CBC ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... Pruritus #primary #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
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underlying primary or secondary ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #Differential # ... Causes #lymphocytopenia
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
non-specific skin rash ... • Thiamine - Nausea ... ataxia), Korsakoff syndrome ... Bypass #vitamin #nutrition ... #table #differential
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
sudden onset of a rash ... - Rash: multiple ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Classified among the secondary ... Petechial or purpuric rash ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Pruritus - No Primary Skin Lesion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Glucose:
 • Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Function Tests/Enzymes:
Hyperthyroidism CBC ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #Pruritus #secondary ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... initiation • Differential ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
extensive skin rash ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis