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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
pulmonary disease ARDS ... Diagnosis: • ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #microbiology #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... kidneys, liver, lung/ARDS ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
In ARDS, we know ... realize that in ARDS ... Consider a patient in ARDS ... #management #ards ... #respiratory #clinical
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... chills, anorexia, ARDS ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #management #Bartonella
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Paving on Chest CT ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... #Paving #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS ... Preventing Clinical ... Disease Note: Treatment ... and preventing clinical ... #management #opportunistic
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... immunosuppression (eg ... , Advanced HIV/AIDS ... , CGD) Clinical ... #Management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... and EMG Findings ... Imaging - CT Chest ... #management #neurology