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Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ... • Decreases pulmonary ... arterial pressure ... Medications #Management #Treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Step 5 - Differential ... syndrome, intestinal bacterial ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... #Elevation #Differential
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
Examination Pulmonary ... Mucormycosis - Bacteria ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... necessitans includes: - antimicrobials ... clinical #video #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Pulmonary artery ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
drug-resistant infection, bacterial ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... of appropriate antimicrobial ... #Endocarditis #Differential