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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... inflammation Symptoms ... chest CT) • Broncho-arterial ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
can result in bronchiectasis ... ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS ... fever, malaise, weight ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• IRIS might ... status, and focal neurologic ... enhancement on CT ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
• Congenital hip ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... laterally displaced weight ... pathophysiology #causes #symptoms ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... mucogenicum • HIV ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... res CT) • Exclusion
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... • CT: Halo sign ... macrophages in HIV ... Constitutional symptoms ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... affects the skin, neurologic ... HTN • Check: HBV ... • Progressive symptoms ... cognitive impairment, neurologic
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
effusion - CT ... Consider early high-flow ... 75 mg BID (or IV ... BID if <96hr of symptoms ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Check hip and ankle ... Consider CT. ... Posterior #Injury #msk