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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD) Exposure-Related ... ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... underlying lung disease ... , and catheter-related ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... cardiac disease ... • Transfusion-related ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... and paralysis, acute ... endemic fungi cause ... disease • Aspergillus ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... to be a form of delayed-type ... early localized disease ... children with acute ... comparison #table #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Lymphadenitis • Catheter related ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... ., familial or dilated ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... teratogenic GDMT meds
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Septic emboli cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
• A form of acute ... preexisting heart disease ... symptoms resulting in delayed ... avoid diagnostic delays ... , selenium) Differential