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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... reticulonodular patterns ... presentation of TB, lung ... Radiographic pattern ... Diagnosis • Management
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... vascular diseases (e.g
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
, soft tissue, lungs ... Lymphohistiocytic pattern ... • Small cell pattern ... • Hodgkin-like pattern ... • Composite pattern
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of the type and pattern ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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hepatocellular pattern ... though cholestatic pattern ... Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
• No Treatment ... Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG ... See thread for POCUS ... (II, III, AVF)(pattern ... seen in 34% of cases ... Pulmonary #Embolism #ECG
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... see heterogenous patterns ... of lung injury ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... morphology, "Sine wave" pattems ... #algorithm #treatment
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
lamellar bone pattern ... • Caused by ( ... bodies, pelvis, and long ... Bone #diagnosis #management ... #treatment