CONTENTS tests & approaches Approach to pulmonary infections Infectious disease history 12 organisms to consider Selected radiological associations Noninvasive infectious evaluation Bronchoscopy: tests to consider Antibiotic selection Animal exposures Selected diagnostic tests: Beta-D-glucan Galactomannan Atypical lymphocytosis specific immunocompromising disorders HIV Kaposi sarcoma (KS) Pulmonary hypertension due to HIV ➡️ IRIS (immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome) Transplantation […]
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Pulmonary embolism diagnosis & treatment of low-risk PE
CONTENTS Rapid reference 🚀 Risk factors and epidemiology Clinical presentation of PE Massive/submassive PE Large central PE Pulmonary infarction DVT Individual tests: D-dimer Arterial blood gas (ABG) DVT ultrasound to evaluate for PE Chest radiograph Radiology CT angiography in pulmonary embolism Causes of a filling defect on CT angiography CT angiography Causes of filling defect: […]
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
CONTENTS Rapid Reference: Initial management 🚀 Epidemiology, causes, & location Epidemiology Causes of SAH based on blood distribution Diffuse or basal SAH Convexity SAH Perimesencephalic SAH Presentation Thunderclap headache – causes & approach Grading scales Diagnostic approach Diagnosis of SAH Noncontrast CT CT angiography Lumbar puncture MRI & MRA Invasive angiography Overall diagnostic algorithm Diagnosis […]
Acute Demyelinating Disorders
CONTENTS Inflammatory demyelinating disorders Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) & acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) Multiple sclerosis Myelitis due to multiple sclerosis Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis Acute Multiple Sclerosis (Marburg variant) Balo concentric sclerosis GFAP-IgG associated myelitis Idiopathic transverse myelitis Management considerations for inflammatory demyelinating disorders Emergency complications of demyelinating disorders Treatment Other […]
Immune-related adverse events from checkpoint inhibitors
CONTENTS Rapid reference 🚀 Introduction to checkpoint inhibitors Core principles of immunotherapy-related adverse events Immune-related adverse events in the ICU Specific organ-system involvement Cardiac Pneumonitis Colitis Hepatitis Nephritis Endocrine Neurologic Hematologic Dermatologic Podcast Questions & discussion Pitfalls basic tests to consider in critically ill patient s/p checkpoint inhibitor (more) Labs: CBC with differential, electrolytes. Coagulation […]
Viral pneumonia (non-COVID/influenza)
CONTENTS General properties of viral pneumonias Herpesviruses ⍺-herpesviruses HSV VZV β-herpesviruses CMV Paramyxoviruses RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) Parainfluenza Metapneumovirus Adenovirus Rhinovirus Hantavirus Questions & discussion abbreviations used in the pulmonary section: 2 ABPA: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis 📖 AE-ILD: Acute exacerbation of ILD 📖 AEP: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia 📖 AFB: Acid Fast Bacilli AIP: Acute interstitial […]
Acute decompensated heart failure (including cardiogenic shock)
CONTENTS Rapid Reference 🚀 Intro: what this chapter is about Hemodynamic evaluation & risk stratification Causes of heart failure decompensation Investigations Pulmonary artery catheter Radiologic findings in heart failure Findings may include: Usual CT scan findings in heart failure SCAPE (sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema) Asymmetric pulmonary edema Radiological differential diagnosis Treatment Fix the lungs […]
Autoimmune Encephalitis
CONTENTS Definitions & classifications General clinical features Diagnostic evaluation CSF evaluation MRI EEG Evaluation for underlying malignancy Anatomic classification Limbic encephalitis Cortical-subcortical encephalitis Basal ganglia involvement, including striatal encephalitis Diencephalic encephalitis Brainstem encephalitis Cerebellitis Meningoencephalitis Encephalomyelitis Classification by antibody Antibodies against intracellular proteins Antibodies against cell surface proteins Management of autoimmune encephalitis Specific disorders Anti-NMDA […]
Ventricular arrhythmias
CONTENTS approach to wide-complex monomorphic tachycardia Diagnostic approach to wide complex tachycardia [1] Consider pretest probability for VT [2] Compare to old ECG if available [3] Initiation of wide complex tachycardia [4] Signs of potential VT mimic [5] Evidence of AV dissociation? [6] Morphology in Leads II & aVR Morphology rules [7a] RBBB-type [7b] LBBB-type […]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
CONTENTS Definitions Epidemiology & risk factors Symptoms Clinical examination Laboratory evaluation PFTs in COPD Radiology: Hyperinflation on radiography Centrilobular emphysema Paraseptal emphysema Panlobular (panacinar) emphysema Chronic bronchitis Bronchiectasis-COPD overlap syndrome (BCOS) ➡️ Diagnosis of COPD Differential diagnosis Differentiation of asthma vs. COPD Disorders causing emphysema (without tobacco exposure) Management Integrated approach to COPD therapies (Inhalation […]
Pulmonary complications from malignancy and its treatments
CONTENTS Approach to pulmonary dysfunction in a patient with cancer Specific disorders Parenchymal lung metastases Leukostasis Pulmonary leukemic infiltrates Airway metastases Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) ➡️ Lymphangitic carcinomatosis Pulmonary tumor emboli Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) Pulmonary tumor macroemboli ➡️ Benign metastasizing leiomyoma (BML) Iatrogenic: Radiation pneumonitis Checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis Other topics: Pulmonary complications from […]
Pleural effusion
CONTENTS approach to pleural effusion of unclear etiology Initial trifecta: History CXR, POCUS, & review of prior radiology Blood tests More advanced testing: CT scan Thoracentesis differential diagnosis All causes of pleural effusion Transudates Exudates pleural radiology POCUS Chest radiograph Subpulmonic effusion Pseudotumor Specific radiologic findings: Chronic pleural effusion Rapidly growing effusion Pleural plus pericardial […]
Pulmonary involvement in connective tissue diseases
CONTENTS Overview of connective tissue disease-related ILD (CTD-ILD) History & physical Autoantibodies Autoantibody panel Autoantibody profiles of specific diseases ANA (antinuclear antibody) Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Interstitial lung disease Rheumatoid nodules Scleroderma Interstitial lung disease Pulmonary hypertension Lupus Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage Acute lupus pneumonitis Chronic ILD Pulmonary hypertension Shrinking lung […]
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