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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Summary Epidemiology ... from TB endemic areas ... extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... #Summary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #ARDS #Summary
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... non-productive cough, nausea ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... diagnosis #treatment #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... valleys and the Great ... - Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... #summary #fungal
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... Rule out other causes ... radiographs of affected areas ... the collar bone, breast ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Diminished breath ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Pathogen ... travel to endemic areas ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Summary A defect ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... 10 minutes of rest ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary
Histoplasmosis (Histoplasma capsulatum): Ohio Valley Disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Valley Disease - Summary ... includes: soil, areas ... , and caves (another ... aerogenic • Clinical ... #summary #fungal