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Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS)
Absolute Insulin deficit:
 - Type I DM:
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome ... pts under large stresses ... to insulin TX, stresses ... pathophysiology #comparison
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... #differential #pulmonary
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis Syndromes
 - Acute
 - Subacute
 - Chronic
 - Progressive Disseminated

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32000281/

#Pulmonary #Histoplasmosis #Syndromes #diagnosis #comparison
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... Syndromes - Acute ... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32000281/ #Pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis #Syndromes ... #diagnosis #comparison
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
early stage and in mild ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... in critically ill ... patients with pulmonary ... Lung #ultrasound #POCUS
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... Instability, Felty's Syndrome
Barcode Sign in Pneumothorax on POCUS - M-Mode

seashore sign: normal lung sliding

barcode/stratosphere sign: pneumothorax 

#Pneumothorax #Barcode
Pneumothorax on POCUS ... Barcode #Sign #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... stratosphere #Clinical #Pulmonary
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome ... • < 21 years old ... MISC #Kawasaki #Comparison ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
Horner's Syndrome ... muscle - Ptosis is mild ... in comparison to ... neudrawlogy #Horners #Syndrome