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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disease - Portal hypertension ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
lipothymia, thirst, hypotension ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... month at least 1 year ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
heart disease • Hypertensive ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... pre-eclampsia, hypertension ... e.g., <50%), ESC guidelines ... #cardiology #treatment
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... ): - Hematologic ... rash, hypoxia, hypotension ... renal failure, pulmonary
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
current treatment ... algorithm 2018. ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... Network (NCCN) guidelines ... #algorithm #hematology