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Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
trials with the FDA ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA ... #NEJM
Selective Publication of Antidepressant Trials

A more complete picture: contrasting the journal version of antidepressant trials with
trials with the FDA ... #Publication #Bias ... #Comparison #FDA ... #NEJM
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary Artery Catheter Basics

Nick Mark MD @nickmmark

#PA #SwanGanz #Pulmonary #Artery #Catheter #Basics #Diagnosis
Swan Ganz - Pulmonary ... Artery Catheter ... MD @nickmmark #PA ... #Artery #Catheter ... #Basics #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Pulmonary Artery ... decompensated Pulmonary ... Medicine @ucsdim #PA ... #Pulmonary #Artery ... Hemodynamics #Cardiology #diagnosis
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
tachypnea, FTT) after ... L -> R shunt: PDA ... if cardiac or pulmonary
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
IBD Pearls: • IDA ... persistent macrocytosis after ... differentiate IDA ... improved fatigue after ... IBD #Algorithm #diagnosis
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Hypertension Presence of pulmonary ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... artery pressure ... artery diameter ... 3 Woods units, PA
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... persist for days after ... deutetrabenazine are FDA-approved
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Infection: TB, NTM, PNA ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Algorithm for Suspected Tuberculous Pleural Effusion

Thoracentesis
 - AFB + Cultures
 - ADA
 - MTB-PCR

Dr. Udit Chaddha
+ Cultures - ADA ... Effusion #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary