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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
embolism Pathophysiology ... Plexiform-lesion formation Clinical ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... Bypass Other Treatment ... #management
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... compression of AAA
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
Pathogenesis and clinical ... cage) • Incr lateral ... Exertion, Restrictive Pulmonary ... #Scoliosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... spheroidal, 8-10 μm in diameter ... Humans are the only natural ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #management #treatment
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... - CHF - Pulmonary ... Constipation - MSK ... Refeeding #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... sclerosis Pathophysiology ... cellular function Clinical ... column Treatment ... #management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... are > 3 cm in diameter ... lung malignancy, clinical ... The treatment of ... Management options
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment