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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Summary myelo ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... #ARDS #Summary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Summary Epidemiology ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... intervention CMC IM ... #Summary
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Summary Pathophysiology ... epidermis from dermis Clinical ... - Erosions and crusts ... feasible CMC IM ... #dermatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Summary Autoimmune ... Goodpasture's cause ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary CLINICAL ... • Nephritic syndrome ... (Casts) • Marked ... deposits common TREATMENT
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Summary A defect ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... #treatment #hepatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment