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Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
relying heavily on clinical ... If the same symptoms ... pain and troponin elevation ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... #NSTEMI #Comparison
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Cocaine - Cyanide
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
High Altitude Pulmonary ... Edema (HAPE) Clinical ... , Timing, Treatment ... AMS #HACE #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and panic attack-type ... may present with pulmonary ... • Paroxysmal elevations ... when paroxysmal elevations ... glucose, apparent type
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... : • Triad of symptoms ... ULN • AST/ALT Elevation ... #nephrology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
anatomic shunt (Type ... 2) Clinical Presentation ... ) on room air Treatment ... resolution of symptoms ... #management #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Related to the type ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... by culture or serology ... : • Serology for