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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... be detected on CT ... clear cause such as ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
chills, anorexia, ARDS ... jaundice ​• Neuro: AMS ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #Oroya #Fever #diagnosis ... #management #Bartonella
Acute Mountain Sickness - High Altitude
Incidence varies - rate increases with altitude and rate of ascent
• Little AMS seen ... 1000ft/day • AMS ... Louise Score, AMS ... High #Altitude #AMS ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... AIDP that presents ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... variants: (1) acute ... #management #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... effect/Edema • EBV ... #AIDS #opportunistic