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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces ... - Sporadic cases ... community-acquired pneumonia ... presentation of TB, lung ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
tuberculosis, Blastomycosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Lung POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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thickening, distal to elbows ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces ... dermatitidis or Blastomyces ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... adjacent to the focus
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... gradually with symptoms ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Improvement in symptoms
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
young adult, with symptoms ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Anti-MDA5 (RP-ILD ... papules and Gottron sign ... ) • Shawl sign ... of aspiration pneumonia ... statins - probably caused
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
A 39-year-old ... Vital signs: BP ... Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung