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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disease and in the absence ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... no established medical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
muscle weakness • Absent ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... • Decreased / Absent ... Life threatening labile
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
& pneumonia on POCUS ... The differential diagnosis ... interface—this pattern of medial ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
patients w/ different diagnoses ... strain related to pulmonary ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #a4c ... #labeled
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... to be in ADHF starts ... fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... patient’s complete medical ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Dilated vessels + absent ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... digital clubbing DIAGNOSIS ... • No effective medical ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
Because the median ... age at diagnosis ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... extensive off-label ... importance of clinical