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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
: 70 years old, ... ~10,000 new cases ... • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Telescoping Fingers on Physical Exam

A 69-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented for the treatment of severe
Exam A 69-year-old ... presented for the treatment ... Telescoping #Fingers #PhysicalExam ... RheumatoidArthritis #Clinical ... #Video #Rheumatology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
and Management ... cases) • PT/INR ... that ↑ bleeding risk ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... ) Approach • MILD ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... guided by clinical ... ECG and rate of rise
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... ) Treatment - IV ... showed reduced risk ... endpoint of all-cause ... #management #cardiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
kirschneri, noguchii) Risk ... Presentation: • Mild ... non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #treatment #management
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
A 50-year-old ... the underlying diagnosis ... the paradoxical rise ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... #management #treatment
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
determining the risk ... further guide management ... Further diagnostics ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy