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Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
of Factor IX Acquired ... (VIII is most common ... Acute DIC - Septic shock ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... a CXR the most common ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... -> 40 years • Can ... to 8 years Clinical ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
drain - What’s the diagnosis ... pleural space, fluid can ... it may be more commonly ... cases surgery is required ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
can only be confirmed ... suspicion is required ... for diagnosis! ... destruction/dysfunction common ... #table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... This is not uncommon ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
with creepy rash. diagnosis ... with pruritus. can ... is clinical & labs ... migrans #skinRash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
perstans • A form of acquired ... • Most commonly ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis ... #dermatology #compared
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... are typically able ... as the vessels can ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica