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Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
stabilization of fractures ... onset widespread pulmonary ... FES is a clinical ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Pathogenesis and clinical ... overload -> - CHF ... - Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Other tests: • CT ... or serologies + symptoms ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Respiratory symptoms ... week of a known clinical ... computed tomographic (CT ... Hg with PEEP or CPAP ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... can only be confirmed ... high index of clinical ... #table
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Clinical manifestations ... Doppler US : halo sign ... PET/CT: aortitis ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis