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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... • Underlying liver ... • Liver transplantation
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic CP ... • CT: Halo sign ... CMV: • 2-4 ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... Rhinocerebral 2) ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... algorithm to determine ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
with end-stage liver ... disease and pulmonary ... hypertension? ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2 ... consider intra-abdominal ... bleeding often from a liver