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Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary Embolism Submit Exam Hooks • Dyspnea + normal CXR → think PE • Negative D-dimer → rules OUT • Dead space → ventilated, not perfused • Most common ECG → sinus tachycardia • S1Q3T3… 

Asthma Pharmacology

Morning Rounds · Asthma Pharmacology ASTHMA PHARMACOLOGY — SITES OF DRUG ACTION Antigen (allergen) IgE on mast cell surface Mediator release Early response Bronchoconstriction Late response Inflammation Symptoms (wheeze, SOB) Hyperresponsiveness Avoidance Omalizumab Chromones β2-agonists… 

Rheumatology Clinical

GOUT · MSU PSEUDOGOUT · CPPD ← slow axis → ← slow axis → yellow (parallel) blue (perp) Negative birefringence blue (parallel) Weakly positive birefringence Polarised light microscopy with red compensator. MSU (gout): needle-shaped, negatively…