CONTENTS Asbestos Asbestos interstitial lung disease (asbestosis) Benign asbestos pleural effusion (BAPE) ➡️ Pleural plaques Diffuse pleural thickening Mesothelioma Silicosis Coal workers pneumoconiosis Berylliosis Talcosis Intravenous talcosis Inhalational talcosis Silicone embolism syndrome Questions & discussion abbreviations used in the pulmonary section: 8 ABPA: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis 📖 AE-ILD: Acute exacerbation of ILD 📖 AEP: Acute […]
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Cystic Lung Diseases
CONTENTS Definitions of cystic & cavitary lung lesions Approach to diffuse/multiple lung cysts Clinical features Radiologic features List of causes of pulmonary cysts Specific cystic lung diseases: PLCH (Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis) LAM (Lymphangioleimyomatosis) Tuberous sclerosis BHD (Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome) LCDD (Light chain deposition disease) CPAM (Congenital pulmonary airway malformation) Pneumatocele Incidental cyst(s) Questions & discussion […]
Delirium
CONTENTS Definition & diagnosis Delirium mimics Causes Diagnostic approach Treatment Antipsychotics Butyrophenones (haloperidol & droperidol) Olanzapine Quetiapine Chlorpromazine Risperidone Lurasidone Podcast Questions & discussion Pitfalls definition Delirium is acute, generalized brain dysfunction (“cerebral insufficiency”). Key features: Acute (e.g. not dementia). Causes inattention (e.g. disorientation, inability to perform complex tasks). Tends to wax and wane: may […]
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Neuromuscular Disorders
CONTENTS Initial approach to acute, diffuse weakness History & physical examination Causes of acute, diffuse weakness Brain Spinal cord Anterior horn cells Neuropathy NMJ (neuromuscular junction) Myopathy Laboratory evaluation Evaluation of respiratory muscle strength: Bedside pulmonary function tests Single breath count test Blood gas measurement Specific neuromuscular disorders Myasthenia gravis ➡️ Guillain-Barre syndrome ➡️ Botulism […]
Neuro-Oncology Emergencies
NEURO-ONCOLOGY Approach to nonspecific presentations Direct effect of tumor mass Focal mass effect with edema Primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) Pituitary apoplexy Spinal cord compression Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis Vascular Acute Ischemic Stroke Intracerebral Hemorrhage Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma Seizure Paraneoplastic syndromes Iatrogenic Radiation therapy Chemotherapy PRES due to chemotherapy Checkpoint inhibitors: Immune-Related Adverse Events […]
Brain Death
CONTENTS Brain death basics Clinical presentation of brain death Clinical context Clinical findings in brain death Spinal reflexes Diagnosis of brain death (1) Initial suspicion (2) Evaluate for confounders Excluding drug intoxication (3) Dedicated neurologic examination (4) Apnea test (5) Confirmatory test PRN If brain death is confirmed: Immediate next steps Supportive care prior to […]
Guest Post – Down with STEMI – The OMI Manifesto by Pendell Meyers
Down with STEMI
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