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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... this should be 1° ... intersitial space Infection ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... • Higher doses cause ... dilation • beta /mild ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... #Summary #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Triggering factor (infection ... cytokines (TNFa,lL1, IL6 ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Lamotrigine • Mild ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to 2 cases per 100,000 ... can vary from mild ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... #differential #causes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
2 cases/100,000 ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Diagnosis and Management ... Statins), ETOH Infection ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... varying degrees of: 1. ... causes need to ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
AUC: MIC ratio.1 ... reference source and nephrology ... complex critically ill ... #Management #Pharmacology