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In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
#pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... for the coma • Forced ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... can have low penetrance ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Cardiac Tamponade on Echocardiogram in Slow Motion (PLAX)
EchoProTip: Does this patient has a potentially hemodynamically compromising
Echocardiogram in Slow ... by frame. ... Clinical diagnosis ... Hemodynamically stable ... tamponade of shock
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... protein level • A low ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... fever • Septic shock