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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR ... Reservoir • High ... #diagnosis #Management
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
other cause of ARDS ... to explain symptoms ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
100,000 hospital admissions ... - Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
/management of shock ... get an EKG and CXR ... is never a bad idea ... #Admitting #Admissions ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Attempt if high ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities ... >3 symptoms, or> ... #management #hematology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... • Symptoms are ... • CPR may be ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Epidemiology 1) High ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Management #Signs
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... associated with high ... gradually with symptoms ... Improvement in symptoms ... #diagnosis #management
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... - Symptoms, CXR ... infectiousdiseases #treatment #management