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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... seen • Chest CT ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Diagnosis and Screening ... ; abdominal CT, ... infusion Adrenal CT ... CT or MRI scan of ... Screening #Workup #table
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #treatment
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
abscessus • Line ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... NTM #Infections #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
• Should be on differential ... no matter how long ... suspicion for AEF: CTA ... is first-line study ... • CT findings
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... enhancement on CT ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment