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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
result of air space disease ... interstitial lung disease ... bronchiolitis, PCP ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Summary of actions of some Cholinergic Agonists

Bethanechol 
• Used in treatment of urinary retention 
• Binds
of urinary retention ... Produces miosis during ... for Alzheimer's disease ... moderate to severe disease ... Cholinergic #Agonists #Pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
Effusion Lymphoma (PEL ... recommended for KS treatment ... PEL: • Chemotherapy ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
then be excreted using ... then placed on prevention ... #diagnosis #differential ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... chronic kidney disease ... nocturnal enuresis • Prevention ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... months before 1° prevention ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
often, an airway disease ... primarily with mucus retention ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... CTChest #TreeInBud #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Infections in HIV-AIDS Preventing ... CMV Disease: ... CMV end-organ disease ... best prevented by using ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Recommendations for Preventing ... Disseminated MAC Disease ... to Table 5 for dosing ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology