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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 ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... no established medical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... • Decreased / Absent ... Life threatening labile
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
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... fatigue, altered mental ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Antiphospholipid syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Dilated vessels + absent ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... of orthodeoxia CLINICAL ... • No effective medical ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... noncompliance • Clinical ... a few months (median ... initiation Clinical ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... Due to their short ... Most commonly caused