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Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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eyelash follicle • Cause ... or in the oil gland ... upper lid • Cause ... eyedrops, surgery #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Ground Glass Opacities ... Pathophysiology Ground glass ... often, GGO is caused ... StefanTigges #Ground #Glass ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... Sarcoidosis - at first glanse ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Consolidation #Causes
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
are called lung masses ... divided into ground-glass ... lung malignancy, clinical ... Management options ... Ground-glass pulmonary
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Related Disease Clinical ... sinusitis, parotid gland ... submandibular gland ... , lacrimal gland ... Disease #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
FIGURE 2. CHALAZION.  

Hordeola and chalazia are two common causes of the red, swollen eyelid
are two common causes ... inflamed eyelid gland ... inflammation of an eyelid gland ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
CT to rule out pulmonary ... thickening and ground-glass ... was cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
The reversible causes ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... diagnosis #arrest #management