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Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
Summary of actions ... for Alzheimer's disease ... glaucoma • Has long ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology ... #Table #Summary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... • Most common cause ... shows a small, stable ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... life-threatening diseases ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... , in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management Summary ... absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... on radioactive lung ... ) on room air Treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Classically” noted with pulmonary ... acidosis: - CNS ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... When symptomatic→ pulmonary ... involvement in >95% of cases ... tissue, skeleton, CNS ... disease: no treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... during Delivery • Stable ... management #cardiology #treatment