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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... • Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... abnormal in adults • Blood ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... reveals increasing blood ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... passage • Arterial blood ... 10 minutes of rest ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
One Pager Summary ... indirect Coombs test ... develop due to inability ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary ... Noncardiac: • Pulmonary ... serum creatinine, test ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... Diagnostic tests ... - Blood cultures ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Management #CriticalCare