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Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
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Tetralogy of Fallot Summary ... • Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Associated Genetic Syndromes ... Tetralogy #Fallot #diagnosis ... peds #pediatrics #treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management Summary ... Diagnostic Criteria ... incidentally via CBC ... of symptoms and prevention ... #Management #Summary
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management Summary ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... /Prevention: • ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... #causes #treatment
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... APS), Secondary prevention
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management Summary ... antigen-specific CD4 ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment: ... vasoconstriction, preventing ... Hyperthermia #comparison #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #treatment #neurology