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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary ... Syndrome - Diagnosis ... lung disease Caused ... Treatment: • ... #syndrome #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
cellars, barns and ... Presentation: • Incubation ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... (HCPS): Febrile ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
1OO ml/hr) but has ... potential to cause ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary ... #criticalcare
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Hepatopulmonary ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #Hepatopulmonary ... #diagnosis #hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
postnasal drip syndrome ... Chronic cough has ... percent of patients, and ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare ... #Differential #Table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
B recurrentis has ... Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... initiation of treatment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Propofol infusion syndrome ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... nodules and masses ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Mortality has been ... Exclude other causes