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Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
the Ventilator - Algorithm ... CO2 production (fever ... lasting pain meds ... (including Mg and ... #CriticalCare #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Pleuritic chest pain ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pleuritic chest pain ... Fatigue, Chest pain ... • Abdominal pain ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... treat underlying cause ... Pain. ... Pulmonary Diseases ... , CNS Disease, Meds
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... fewer in number ... supplying the lung ... the lung bases ... during a period
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... BP stable, HR 115 ... TBRF is caused by ... abd pain. ... The table below
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Management Summary ... granulomas within the lungs ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... travel hx, home meds ... sliding: Pulmonary ... This patient had
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... - Low-grade fever ... shortly after or during ... insufficiency, fever ... crackles, chest pain
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... SSRIs) Severe pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium