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Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... #Cheese #Sign # ... CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Emergency Laryngectomy Management

This algorithm is paired with the red bed-head sign and indicates that the patient
This algorithm ... with the red bed-head ... sign and indicates ... continuity with the lungs ... resuscitation, chest
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... of vomiting • Clinical ... fontanelle • Sign ... CSF leak from nose ... #Algorithm #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
may be inciting events ... outlet obstruction lead ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... the most common long ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
Antifungal agents ... use lead to skin ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... chills, dyspnea, chest ... #pharmacology #management
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
of antifungal agents ... use lead to skin ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... chills, dyspnea, chest ... #valleyfever #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Itraconazole is the agent ... has five major clinical ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
severe diseased areas ... The following signs ... silhouette (arrow heads ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar