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Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... #Causes #Differential ... #Management
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
failure - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #pulmonary
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... Coronary) #HsTs #acls ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Myocarditis - CAD/ACS ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Causes of Chest ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... the underlying cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Medical Management of Acute RV Failure
 • Evaluate and Treat Etiology of RV Failure [e.g. Acute
Medical Management ... involving RV, Pulmonary ... Supportive Measures Act ... rightventricular #cardiology #management ... #treatment