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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disease and in the absence ... of intrinsic lung ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... on radioactive lung
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Diagnosis: ... covering both gram positive ... tone), and an absent ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Clinical Manifestations ... emotions - A positive ... activity on EMG - Absence ... Treatment: • ... #Management #treatment
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
The differential diagnosis ... regardless of position ... #absence #Lung ... pneumonia #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... of the steroid treatment ... Biopsies remain positive ... Treatment of GCA ... depending on presence/absence
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
HLH is a critical ... hyperinflammatory syndrome ... • Prognosis: Fatal ... Clinical Presentation ... Low/absent NK-cell
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Dilated vessels + absent ... presence in the lower lung ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis