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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina ... Pathophysiology: ... microvascular injury ... tests in cath lab Treatment ... cardiology #diagnosis #management
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
) treatment strategy ... antagonists; LABA: long-acting ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #StepUp #Treatment
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
are so diffusely injured ... injury mixed with ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Abscess Management ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... differential #causes #management
E-Cigarette or Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#EVALI #ECigarette #Vaping #Lung #Injury #pulmonary
Vaping Associated Lung ... Injury (EVALI) ... ECigarette #Vaping #Lung ... #Injury #pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Thromboembolic Pulmonary ... embolism Pathophysiology ... Ventilation-perfusion lung ... Bypass Other Treatment ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... quantify renal injury ... sparing of the lung ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... change in the lungs ... , skin, scalp, vagina ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management