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In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare ... #respiratory #clinical
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
filter • N95 mask ... Proning is a front-line ... Internet Book of Critical ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... : • Based on clinical ... - 1st line: ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... the duodenum Clinical ... no matter how long ... Pathophysiology: ... : CTA is first-line
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... anterior/posterior MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... #management #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Biologic: 2nd or 3rd line ... #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
major clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections