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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... acute diffuse, inflammatory ... with pulmonary edema ... there is no clear cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
the Child with Eczema ... Causes of exacerbation ... - What causes exacerbation ... condition and its management ... #primarycare #peds
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory ... syndrome (IRIS) ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Indications #infections #management
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Diagnosis and Management ... Prodrome: pruritic, inflammatory ... (may resemble eczema ... - Erosions and crusts ... erosions in ~20% Management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... • Syndrome caused ... Syndrome usually ... Rapidly progressive inflammatory ... myalgia - Edema
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diagnosis and Management ... • Secondary Causes ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... Screening #Targets #Management ... Classification #primarycare
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Jaundice • Edema ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Celiac disease • Inflammatory ... artery compression syndrome
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... to release of inflammatory ... GAS in 30% of cases ... #Toxic #Shock #Syndrome ... STSS #treatment #management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
a rare chronic inflammatory ... often a nonerosive inflammatory ... Rule out other causes ... findings: Nonspecific inflammatory ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Rhabdomyolysis Schema ... #Summary #causes