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Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... History of immunosuppressive ... Disease: Clinical
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... no established medical ... #treatment #hepatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
activity → local immune ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... • Natural history
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Inflammatory Syndrome ... a few months (median ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... leukoencephalopathy (PML), Confusion
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
patient’s complete medical ... history - conduct ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typeb #classification
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... Pulmonary Contusion ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary