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In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Same with lung stress ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed # ... criticalcare #treatment ... #respiratory #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Abscess Differential
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Chest X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... Phos), CBC with differential ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare
Management of Jehovah's Witness patient in ICU 

Clarify which products may be used 
 - Discuss
Management of Jehovah's ... tests spaced at ... Consider stress ... pro-actively if anemic ... #patient #ICU #CriticalCare
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... test is indicated ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
#diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
In WW2, when forced ... 1928, a 32-page long ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... pathophysiology #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... systemic complaints- anemia ... the “Chewing gum test ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
tolerable • CSF ... hallucinations, rashes/long-term ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... #valleyfever #management ... antifungals #comparison #table