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AAA Endoleak on POCUS

80 y/o w severe abdominal pain, one year after endoprosthesis stent of an
abdominal aortic aneurysm ... instant diagnosis ... Endoleak #AAA #clinical ... #aorta #ultrasound ... #vascular #pocus
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... increased pulmonary vascular ... there is no clear cause ... #Summary #CheatSheet ... #Diagnosis #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... lesions • Mycotic aneurysm ... insult due to vascular ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... the wall of the aorta ... Thoracic aortic aneurysm ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Summary Epidemiology ... the duodenum Clinical ... de novo between aorta ... #Management #Summary ... #vascular
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
paralysis of the arms ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... Consider other causes ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... lung disease Caused ... intrapulmonary vascular ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Intra-pulmonary vascular
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... or dilated) • Valvular ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... support for patients clinically
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
cortical lesions • Vascular ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified ... #management #neurology