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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Management Summary Diagnostic ... , signs, and complications ... (same as ET), Thrombosis ... prevention of thrombosis ... • Treatment algorithms
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
EKG with diffuse ST ... First line treatment ... #Pericarditis #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Red ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... Cerebral venous thrombosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Venous disease (SVC ... , dural sinus thrombosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #signs #symptoms
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Congenital Long QT Syndrome ... live births Symptoms ... to polymorphic VT ... family history) Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Inherited arrhythmia syndromes ... (e.g., long QT syndrome ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
When present, symptoms ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... MI, stroke, DVT/ ... Splenomegaly Diagnosis ... • Treatment algorithms
Marantic Endocarditis 

Epidemiology:
 - Incidence of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis if associated with cancer) is
non-bacterial thrombotic ... patients with no signs ... /syrnptoms of embolic ... #Endocarditis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology