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Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary ... , Median age 50 ... Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... ) on room air Treatment ... no established medical ... #hepatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Any implantable devices ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Medical history ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... aorta: subclavian, axillary ... Diagnosis = clinical ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Intrapulmonary capillary ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... the left heart TREATMENT ... • No effective medical
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
algorithm 2018. ... Because the median ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... importance of clinical ... #algorithm #hematology