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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Respiratory muscles ... Clinical DX: - ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome ... observe how the respiratory ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #breathing ... #respiratory #pulmonary
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... bleeding (>1OO ml ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... Pattern #Trauma #Video ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... patients) • Respiratory ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... ventilation, ARDS acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute respiratory ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Treatment: Treatment ... demyelination syndrome ... in 100 mL boluses ... obtundation. coma. respiratory ... #management #nephrology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment ... #pulmonary