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Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Management
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
cloacae, Klebsiella pneumoniae ... infections (HPV, EBV ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... for aspiration pneumonia ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Dysphagia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... also important Management ... data • Early treatment ... pyelonephritis CMC IM ... Cystitis #diagnosis #management
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Pneumonia Severity ... Index (PSI) as ... blood pressure #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia
Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) as a site-of-care tool. BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CHF, chronic heart failure;
Pneumonia Severity ... Index (PSI) as ... blood pressure #Management ... #EM #IM #Pneumonia
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... Complications: MAS ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... : Due to nerve root ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... recommendations, treatments ... #management #medications ... Petersen EBM, Skov ... EL, Richardson IM
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential