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Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary ... Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis ... #EM #PCC #ARDS ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary
Consensus diagnostic criteria for asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in patients with airflow limitation. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary
Consensus diagnostic ... asthma-COPD overlap syndrome ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... limit of normal #Diagnosis ... #PCC #IM #ACOS
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Ill paralysis (PCA ... Psilocybin mushrooms, PCP ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
• CD4 < 200: PCP ... Fungal, AFB), TB PCR ... sputum, PCP DFA ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- AICA - PCA ... Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... Effects #Neurology #Diagnosis ... #Table #Territories
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Hantavirus PCR ... • Autopsy PCR ... Treatment: •
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
limb Gitelman syndrome ... tubule Liddle syndrome ... Kidney #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Table
Pulmonary Complications Following Stem Cell Transplant

For patients in the pre- engraftment period (day 0-30):
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Pulmonary
- Engraftment syndrome ... Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome ... mycobacteria, and fungal- PCP ... tissue disorders #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Antiplatelet Medications - Summary Table

Aspirin - Inhibits cyclooxygenase, preventing formation of thromboxane A2
 • Acute coronary
Medications - Summary Table ... Acute coronary syndrome ... Limited use peri-PCI ... Medications #Summary #Table ... #Pharmacology
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... ComputedTomography #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Chest