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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... the underlying cause ... #Summary #CheatSheet ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
& Mississippi river ... inoculation • Clinical ... presentation - Acute ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... Acute AIDP that ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #management #treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... infections are caused ... , CGD) Clinical ... septated hyphae, acute ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... renal failure Clinical ... heart (2-5%), liver ... #Management #Signs
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... remains unknown • Final ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Transfusions One Pager Summary ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... eruptions, diarrhea, liver ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Valley Fever - Summary ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... , eyes, heart, liver ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... stain of clinical ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... #Diagnosis #Management