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Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Axis (PSAX) at the ... level of the Aortic ... heart strain (pulmonary ... Short #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram ... POCUS #labeled #anatomy
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
weeks even in the ... few months after the ... Skin: Rash is the ... The entire GI tract ... stages #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
droplet nuclei reach the ... are taken up by the ... TNF-α promotes the ... granulomas affecting the ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... Principles: Reduce the ... pressure - Central aortic ... hypertension, pulmonary ... dCHF #Diastolic #Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Itraconazole is the ... primarily along the ... of spores into the ... : • Begins in the ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
droplet nuclei reach the ... are taken up by the ... TNF-α promotes the ... granulomas affecting the ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
involvement is the ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... • Echocardiogram ... with sparing of the ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disorder occurring in the ... disease and in the ... defect (Type 1) or anatomic ... contrast-enhanced TTE ... #treatment #hepatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... cultures • 2D Echo TTE ... • TTE nondiagnostic ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
usually occurs in the ... criteria, but the ... • The physical ... IRIS depend on the ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management