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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
multiplex WORKUP & DIAGNOSIS ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT ... laden macrophages (diagnostic ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
 •
Suspected Meningitis - Empiric ... Symptoms (FAILS) • Empiric ... • Obtain Head CT ... Meningitis #Management #diagnosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... mueormycosis, GPA ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... lung, pulm AVM, GPA ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Treatment Options Based on Severity of the Disease
Mild:
 • Trial of PPI
 • Trial
budesonide • Empiric ... Trial of PPI with Empiric ... • Additional diagnostic ... imaging such as CT
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
pneumoniae, proteus Diagnosis ... is needed for diagnosis ... , specifically CT ... Management: • Empiric ... Emphysematous #Cystitis #diagnosis
Laryngocele- ...On physical examination, he had nontender, compressible swelling in the left cervical region that transmitted
A diagnosis of laryngocele ... #NEJM #clinical ... laryngoscope #radiology #CT
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... radiograph or CT ... RESPIRATORY 96.1% • Empiric ... Pneumonia #CAP #Diagnosis
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • GPA ... metastases CT ... thrombosis CT ... #differential #diagnosis
Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed air in multiple small cysts within the wall of
Computed tomography (CT ... consistent with a diagnosis ... #Radiology #CT # ... #Pneumatosis #NEJM