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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type ... on radioactive lung
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
may different #types ... define a definite cause ... like #muscular #dystrophy ... to prevent long-term ... bracing and #spinal #fusion
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
may different #types ... define a definite cause ... like #muscular #dystrophy ... to prevent long-term ... bracing and #spinal #fusion
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... • Aspirate and drain ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... Pulmonary teaching case ... removed chest drain ... infected pleural effusion ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... minutes • Adult infusion ... 1b (lidocaine)- case ... 1.5 mg/kg • Infusion
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
formerly BOOP • Type ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... diuretics, Saline infusion ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... only if no clear cause
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... thickening or effusion ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management