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Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... diffuse inhalational injury ... Differential Diagnosis ... CXR #clinical #CT
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
CT • Patent airways ... edema, severe ILD ... , pulm infarction ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
dyspnea x 3 days, CT ... Blood/wound cultures ... Diagnosis: Melioidosis ... alcoholism, liver/lung ... Clinical #Photo #dermatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF • Cross ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... abnormal in adults • Blood
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... onset [33-74%] • Blood ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... #rheumatology #dermatology ... #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... • Polymorphic skin ... pain, cough, bloody
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... sparing of the lung ... CT ... reveals increasing blood
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Related Acute Lung ... Injury (TRALI): ... with skin flora ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Related Acute Lung ... Injury (TRALI): ... Infection - Infection ... with skin flora ... #Transfusion #diagnosis