20 results
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
measles, Cystic fibrosis ... Sjögren, SLE, Cystic fibrosis ... dyskinesia, A1AT deficiency ... Differential #workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... fibrosis, in part ... computerised tomography; ILD ... interstitial lung disease ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Summary of Coagulation ... Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease ... , CF, IBD) • Anticoagulant ... Advanced Liver Disease ... #Deficiencies #Summary
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Structural: Celiac disease ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Interstitium • ILD
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Summary What ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... , Celiac disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... Obstruction 6) Rheumatologic ... /Autoimmune diseae ... Aspiration 8) Fibrosis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
rheumatoid lung disease ... fibrosis. ... opacities and traction bronchiectasis ... abnormalities, traction bronchiectasis ... Correlation #Table #ILD