21 results
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... disease (COPD). ... comparison to lung ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Syndrome (STSS) ... of invasive GAS disease ... kidneys, liver, lung ... #Syndrome #STSS ... #treatment #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Treatment Goals ... #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... - Remove all ... Syndrome usually ... including DM • Treatment ... #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
irrigation • Management ... Bumetanide, Ethacrynic acid ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... • Hypovolemic shock ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
- Management Checklist ... 1 — Treat the lungs ... Revascularization, treatment ... NSAlDs, ACE-inhibitors ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • Acid-fast ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... for bacteria and Acid ... mycobacteria Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... absence of intrinsic lung ... on radioactive lung ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • Acid-fast ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB