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Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... Groups - WHO Classification ... PH Functional Classification ... #Groups #WHO #Classification ... #diagnosis
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
assessment and classification ... explanations, see text ... COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... FEV1FVC #mMRC #Classification
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
GOLD2017 - The refined ABCD assessment tool. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: forced vital
COPD Assessment Test ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... Staging #Grading #Classification
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
Jobe's Test ("Empty ... Can" Test) 1. ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #EmptyCan #Jobe
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... used to exclude pulmonary ... sputum • Improves diagnostic ... Tuberculosis #Testing #Diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Dyspnea at rest ... the right middle lobe ... hemorrhage, and seizure activity ... #differential #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
of right middle lobe ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... progressing GN • New pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #classification