Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (β†’ 3-14) e.g ... (e.g. haloperidol ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (β€œDecr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Cirrhosis Syndrome ... - Malignancy (e.g ... CNS pathology (e.g ... pathology (e.g. ... #Table #Causes
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... - Diagnosis and ... Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g ... Myeloproliferative disorders (e.g ... #treatment #hematology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
La) - Sjogren's syndrome ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... - Vasculitis, e.g ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 β€’ Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
polyneuropathy (e.g ... Guillain-BarrΓ© syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #table #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
dysfunctions ( e.g ... Cerebellar dysfunction (e.g ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 β€’ Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
organ damage β€’ Treatment ... Low calcium β€’ Treatment ... unless worrisome EKG ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 β€’ Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... High altitude (eg ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... Intrapulmonary shunting (eg ... intracardiac shunting (eg
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Renal Syndromes ... recent DAN) β€’ EMG ... #Renal #Syndromes ... #management #treatment
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
β€’ Unexplained hypotension
β€’ Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... alternate vasopressor (e.g ... as patient is stable ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis