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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... -1 and IL-6, leading ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... MAS #Macrophage #Activation ... #Management #Hematology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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, Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Goals: 1) MAP ... #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess Management ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... asymptomatic or mild ... , reactivation in ... Trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
for Diagnosis: 1. ... withdrawal • Mild ... treatment • Severe ... disease: 1. ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... respiratory distress syndrome ... including: 1. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Epidemiology: • F > M: 9:1 ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... • Interstitial Pneumonitis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management