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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... acute diffuse, inflammatory ... to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
Long term opioid ... chills, fever, body aches ... insomnia, muscle pain ... sweating, anxiety, nausea ... pharmacology #conversion #management
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
• Melanoma Inflammatory ... Infection • Inflammatory ... the following symptoms ... subdural hematoma, lung ... • Associated symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
Diagnosis and Management ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... #Endocrinology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Long-standing vs ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
hematuria) • Inflammatory ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... differential #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... Rapidly progressive inflammatory ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... weight • Chest pain ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... dysfunction, back pain ... Reconstitution Inflammatory ... Syndrome (IRIS) ... • Caused by immune