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Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 
Recommended Dose Conversions 

Valsartan 
Irbesartan 
Losartan 
Olmesartan 
Telmisartan 
Candesartan 
Azilsartan 
Eprosartan 

A few
another drug in that class ... recalls, this drug class ... initiating an ARB ... Receptor #Blockers #ARB ... #Conversion #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
On HRCT there are ... low attenuation (table ... The ground-glass ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
although there are ... ups that cause class ... III and class IV ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
ANGIOTENSIN II RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB) DOSING:
TOOL FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS IN CANADA
The information provided is intended
RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST (ARB ... ) class. ... #ARB #AngiotensinII ... #Pharmacology #Conversion ... Switching #Equivalent #Table
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
nodules of ground-glass ... opacity (80% of cases ... ) or mosaic pattern ... patchy ground-glass ... nodules of ground-glass
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
Ground-glass opacity ... patients with ground-glass ... and the ground-glass ... pattern is the ... #Clinical #Radiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... ACEi/ARBs - Hold ... one post op Cardiology ... Determine if any labs are
Basic Interpretation
A structured approach to interpretation of HRCT involves the following questions:
What is the dominant HR-pattern:
reticular
nodular
high
the dominant HR-pattern ... attenuation (ground-glass ... peripheral predominance Are ... bronchiectasis) #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
outcome in many cases ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... areas of ground-glass ... #Clinical #Radiology