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Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) 

The kidneys produce renin in response to low blood pressure or low plasma
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS ... form angiotensin I. ... Angiotensin I is ... Pathophysiology #RAAS
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors #RAAS-I
Pulmonary Ultrasound Signs

B Sign, B Line, Comets, A Lines, C Lines

#BSign #BLine #Comets #ALines #Clines #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Ultrasound ... ALines #Clines #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... bland and septic pulmonary ... emboli) I: infection ... abscess - pulmonary
Guide to Treatment of Hepatitis C with Direct Acting Antivirals.

Here is a pocket guide to initial
treatment of HCV with DAAs ... This was a guide I
Point of Care Ultrasound Fluid Resuscitation Guide (using IVC and lung ultrasound)

Source Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26475100

#IVFluid #Resuscitation #Algorithm
Point of Care Ultrasound ... using IVC and lung ultrasound ... Protocol #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Lung #IVC #Pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... a number of x-rays ... these chest x-rays ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Pumonary cardiogenic
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
vascular - pulmonary ... embolus I = infection ... - pulmonary abscess ... - CPAM - pulmonary ... Differential #Lung #Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
leptospirosis or yersinia/rats ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #pulmonary
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
limitations of X-rays ... Point Of Care UltraSound