Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Academic Hospitalist and Program Director @SinaiBmoreIMRes, Medicine clerkship director GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences RMC at Sinai, Clinical reasoning,Simulation and POCUS enthusiast - https://twitter.com/rav7ks
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - Summary Acute ... Pathophysiology ... variants: (1) acute ... #management #treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection •
Syndrome Acute ... Retroviral Syndrome ... Retroviral Syndrome ... DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... antibody test) Treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview Cauda Equina Syndrome: • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine • MCC- acute ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview Who? • M = F • 3 peaks: 1) Childhood 2) 15-25 years 3) >60 years What? • Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... CMV) • Epstein-Barr ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by: • Headache • Seizures • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms: Acute ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Sweet Syndrome Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome ... Acute febrile ... dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors Findings: • Bleeding • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... protein C and S Pathophysiology ... + Bleeding Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #treatment ... #management #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... leukemia • Sezary syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology: Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Disease (CPPD) Pathophysiology ... resulting in an acute ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... Crowned Dens Syndrome
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome ... search for and treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Treatment Approach ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
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