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Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
- Differential Diagnosis ... on ultrasound/CT ... infection - Renal Cell ... #RenalMass #Nephrology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
Acquired Cystic ... Kidney Disease ( ... Screening and Management ... <60 years with high ... #Cystic #Kidney
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... is generally required ... enhancement on CT ... "punched-out" cystic
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
HPV, EBV), Renal cell ... ADPKD (Hemorrhagic cyst ... #differential #diagnosis ... #urine #management ... #treatment #nephrology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... chest pain (LR + NS ... radiograph or CT ... #Management #treatment
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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, lymph node), high ... concentration PET-CT ... lesions, meninges, kidneys ... increased IgG4+ cells ... #management #phenotypes
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... undergo chest CT ... immunosuppressive therapy is required ... exacerbation at high ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Hematopoietic stem cell ... becomes a yeast cell ... #Management #Infections
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Multisystem (High ... CNS involvement: ... : X-rays, CT, or ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... #Management
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnosis? ... • 18F-FDG PET/CT ... hypercalcemia, or kidney ... Bone marrow Treatment ... chemotherapy as required