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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
and management ... Causes of localized ... deficiency, CVID+++, HIV ... #management #Differential ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
parenchyma Diagnosis ... function tests: ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Diagnosis: Quantitative ... pp65 antigenemia test ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... infections are caused ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #Management #treatment
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... tract, and often causes ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... • HBV HCV
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... tests before beginning ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... is never a bad idea ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Kaposi sarcoma, HHV8 ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology ... #differential