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Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Cerebral Edema (HACE ... Edema (HAPE) Clinical ... Elevation, Timing, Treatment ... Mountain #AMS #HACE ... Elevation #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... consolidation #Clinical ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... illness, high plasma ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... Mortality is high ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
extraction is so high ... are typically able ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... /tolerable • High ... Voriconazole - High ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... antifungals #comparison #table
Fleischner Society recommendations for follow-up of nodules
Previous chest radiographs should be reviewed to determine if the
lesion has been stable ... mm depends on clinical ... aspiration (TBNA) High ... Pulmonary #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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cells/mm3 and at high ... weeks or until clinically ... with ARV (see Table ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment