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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... , DIC, TMA • Cardiac ... Pulmonary: pleural effusion ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management ... intrinsic lung disease ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... • Treatment: ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... #Management #Microbiology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Aortic valve disease ... • Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Control pain: i.v. opiates ... #management #vascular
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... #management #treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... - shock->treatments ... - Cardiac arrest ... failure - Low cardiac ... #typea #typeb #classification
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... myocarditis, pericardial effusion ... • Treatment: ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... #Management #Microbiology