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Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... • Shock and multi-organ ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Infection: • Severe Pneumonia ... Other: • Acute Illness ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
- Illness Script ... Males=Females SIGNS ... /SYMPTOMS: • Acute ... , neoplastic) TREATMENT ... #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Hypoxemia, Fever, Dullness ... criteria: Septic shock ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
Long QT Syndrome: Illness ... - Kids or young ... live births Symptoms ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
factors: Critical illness ... to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... Signs/Symptoms: ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... , ARDS, DAH, solitary ... gradually with symptoms ... Improvement in symptoms ... macrophages Treatment