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Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
(JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... #Management #treatment
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
COVID-19 Findings ... on Lung ultrasound ... consolidation - Pleural effusion ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... (daptomycin in lungs ... • Secondary to Treatment ... Difficile, COVID
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... absence of intrinsic lung ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... on radioactive lung ... no established medical
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
edema, and clear lungs ... workup right-heart failure ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c ... #pocus #clinical
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... globules in the lung ... • Diagnosis: ... - Antibiotic ... #management #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
(DAH) & renal failure ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... sparing of the lung ... blood retum in serial ... #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... - shock->treatments ... patient’s complete medical ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... fatigue, altered mental ... & Dry) is the treatment ... acute coronary syndrome ... & Dry” is the treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Bone Marrow Failure ... Exposure to heavy metal ... isoniazid) • Antibiotics ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... #diagnosis #hematology