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Lo que escuchamos en nuestros celulares hace un momento es la prueba del Sistema de Alerta Temprana ante Sismos y Desastres SISMATE, que será usado en caso de #temblor y otros eventos. Todo ello en le marco del plan del MTC para establecer un plan de alerta temprana. #alarma
Para conocer más sobre el sistema de alerta de sismos en el país y cuándo comenzará a funcionar, pueden leer esta nota. PD: no predice terremotos, sino que los detecta cuando ya ocurrieron y envía un aviso con segundo de anticipación. elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/cie…
¿Cómo funcionará el sistema de alerta temprana de #sismo en el Perú? Aquí lo explica un ingeniero de CISMID UNI #simulacro #MTC
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#Infectiousdisease encyclopedia @Darcy_ID_doc carried us through another #HIV-focused #MTC at #Hillcrest this morning!!
Chief @photon_ick & PGY3 Dr. Sheila Bhavsar shared a cool case of #Toxoplasmosis, specifically #Toxo encephalitis!! Check out our 🗝️👇!!
1. Abrupt-onset weakness needs a stroke code evaluation. Our patient presented with #fevers & < 3 hr of L-sided #weakness!! ⏱️=🧠, so this comes first!!

2. Ultimately you'll end up with a #CT scan, where you are really looking for #bleeding or other space-occupying lesions. Image
3. Our patient had contrast-enhancing lesions. #contrastenhancement = edema & mass effect. No enhancement = not space-occupying! This helps narrow our differential! Image
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#Pulmonary Hypertension (pHTN) can really take your breath away!

For today's #MTC, Chief @photon_ick, PGY3 Dr. Armando Martinez, & #CTEPH expert Dr. Demos Papamatheakis reviewed a super cool case of a legit #SPY diagnosed with pHTN & CTEPH, flown to #UCSD for management!
1. pHTN is increased pressure in the #pulmonaryarteries
2. Most common symptoms include: EXERTIONAL #dyspnea, fatigue, pleuritic chest pain, and even #hemoptysis🩸
3. It's typically diagnosed on #ECHO showing dilated arteries, right❤️strain, & elevated RV systolic pressure!
4. There are 5 #WHO Classes of pHTN, distinguished based on physiology and treatment options:
1⃣ Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
2⃣ pHTN 2/2 LV failure
3⃣ pHTN 2/2 Respiratory/Lung disease
4⃣ CTEPH
5⃣ Other causes Image
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