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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... Presentation: • Mild ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... #treatment #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #treatment #pulmonary
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
in critically ill ... will vary with clinical ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... with presence of pulmonary ... establishing a diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... #clinical #pharmacology
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
pernicious anemia, PA ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... consider other diagnosis ... Cobalamin #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #management #nutrition
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... • Itraconazole is ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... #Management #Infections
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
salivary ducts Clinical ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... amyloidosis, PAH ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Management
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
elevated Troponin is ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare