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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
effusion - Lung ... metastases Treatment ... Radiation induced disease ... Cytopenias (anemia) Changes ... #differential #diagnosis
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment:
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... due to chronic disease ... decompensation (CHF ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... & Dry) is the treatment ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Acute myocarditis, pericardial ... effusion, meningoencephalitis ... • Treatment:
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... EGPA (↓ LVEF, pericardial ... effusion) • PFTs ... #management #treatment
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
deposition of fibrils formed ... the extent of disease ... failure • GI bleeding ... Immunoglobulin light chains ... Persistent pleural effusions
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
that are poorly formed ... are caused by bleeding ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... cells have DNA changes ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
whose positive charges ... whose positive charges ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... • Account for changes ... Period • Breast-feeding ... management #cardiology #treatment