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High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Diagnosis Framework ... Alveolar Proteinosis, Lymphoma ... Cystic Fibrosis, ABPA ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Diagnosis Algorithm ... , weight loss, stress ... lesions (e.g. lymphoma ... ) Pituitary - High ... Prolactinoma • Chest
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Lymphocytic or lymphoid ... Imaging (CXR +/- High ... res CT chest scan ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- Aspergillus/ABPA ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... caused by a rigid chest ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... : • HRCT (high-resolution ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • 3 syndromes: ABPA ... Aspergillosis • High ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... tissue hypoxia: High ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... Adult respiratory distress ... #diagnosis #causes