Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
: Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 β€’ TB meningitis
 β€’ TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... β€’ Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: β€’ Non-Infectious ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... β€’ Secondary to Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... risk-stratification β€’ Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #hematology #oncology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 β€’ Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 β€’ Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
fungal ringworm infection ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... upper respiratory infection ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... #SSSS #Clinical ... Peds #Pediatrics #Dermatology
Cutaneous manifestations associated with myelodysplastic syndrome
 β€’ Myeloid hemopathy with the most frequent skin lesions (20%)
myelodysplastic syndrome ... Infectious manifestations ... myelodysplastic #syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology #clinical
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Nephrology #Management ... #Medications #Treatment