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UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... throughout the whole lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... month history of chronic ... non-productive cough, that did ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... • Evolution: Chronic ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... to confirm the diagnosis ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... rapidly develops (DIC ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... • Ultrasound =
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... *Chronic HFrEF may ... lack lung rales ... → no signs of CXR
Visual Abstract: Does lung ultrasound compared to standard approach, improve the accuracy for diagnosis of acute
ultrasound compared ... Integration of LUS with clinical ... approach based on CXR ... and NT-proBNP. ... POCUS #CHF #ADHF #EBM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... 60 mg q6 - Chronic
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Ramzy, DO, EMT-P ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Lung #Pulmonary