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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
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... necrosis of the femoral ... skull • In Cushing's ... Hypercortisolism #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
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... MRA; abdominal CT ... infusion Adrenal CT ... abdomen/pelvis • Cushing ... #Differential #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
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
SNARE - For polyp removal ... of endoscopic removal ... for endoscopic removal ... ENTEROSCOPE - Diagnostic ... COLONOSCOPE - Diagnostic
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
Bronchoscopic Removal of an Obstructing Broncholith - Computed tomography of the chest showed an obstructing broncholith
Bronchoscopic Removal ... #Broncholith #CT ... #Bronchoscopy #NEJM
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... Sputum, bronchial washings ... #differential #diagnosis