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Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula ... • Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... Pathophysiology: ... Residency @CMC_IM #Aortoenteric
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... absence of intrinsic lung ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... on radioactive lung
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
pulmonary embolism Pathophysiology ... regurgitation) Diagnosis ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... defects • Confirm diagnosis ... #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Triggers: ATRA ... treatment Pathophysiology ... or 15 days of ATRA ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... decade → peripheral/acral ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... sparing of the lung ... blood retum in serial ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... blood cells in the lung ... evidence of left atrial ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
indication of AC ... unless prior heart/lung ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis