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The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
of idiopathic pulmonary ... conditions, fibroblasts differentiate ... derived growth factors ... #IPF #Pathophysiology ... Fibrosis #Idiopathic #Pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
patientsl • Risk factors ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... patients • Risk factors ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... /jaw, CAD risk factors ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... Dyspnea, PE risk factors ... #Algorithm #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk factor ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
B cells. which differentiate ... platelet-activating factor ... immunopathogenesis #Pathophysiology ... #Pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... of angiogenic factors ... Risk Factors and ... Delivery • Stable
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
Risk factors Defining ... characteristics alone (See Table ... Epidemiology #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Fleischner #Risk #Factors ... #RiskFactors #PulmonaryNodule
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... per day until stable ... #Diagnosis #Management
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 (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... nodes Risk Factors ... Tumor necrosis factor-α ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... precipitating factor ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management