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Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Edema ... Elevation, Timing, Treatment ... #HAPE #Diagnosis ... #Management #Elevation ... #Comparison #Table
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
from antibodies formed ... Anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL ... the antibodies have ... to be present Treatment ... #management #anticoagulation
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Presentation: • 80% have ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... when our patients have ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
its Chloride (Cl ... Studies have correlated ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
• Epilepsy • Altitude ... disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA) have ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... quantiferon-gold (IGRA) have ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
both lungs may have ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory