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Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... atrium on Echocardiogram ... sinus rhythm... 1. ... aneurysm idiopathic. 2. ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... associated with ≥ 2 ... Related to defecation ... 2. ... - Limited trial
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... asymptomatic or mild ... Biventricular dilated ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Diagnosis and Management ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... IV's, Consider IL ... Distended neck veins, dilated ... #criticalcare #treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... ventricular septum 2) ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Inoculum 2. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... • Delayed response
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
• Classic triad ... Hypertension: 1/ ... • Headache → mild ... ) are directly related ... phenoxybenzamine blocks alpha-1
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... to 2 weeks after ... decrease in HIV-1 ... starting ART < 2 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. ... other causes* 2. ... ., familial or dilated ... months before 1° ... #cardiology #treatment
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Amyloidosis Diagnosis: 1. ... Clinical suspicion 2. ... -1 & IL-6 → AA Protein ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial