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Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Inflammatory Myopathies ... : Subacute • Pattern ... BrighamChiefs #Inflammatory ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology #table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): regular ... LowAttenuation #Cystic #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
symptoms or echo features ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... broad based and irregular ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Diagnosis and Patterns ... infectious, or inflammatory ... Commonly work related ... Differential #Diagnosis #Patterns ... #Features #Comparison
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
consolidation and GG pattern ... , irregular lines ... Intraluminal plugs of inflammatory ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
is the defining feature ... hematuria) • Inflammatory ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... • IF staining patterns
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... carcinomatosis: irregular ... CTChest #Reticular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Algorithm for the management of patients presenting with acute Lower GI Bleed
High-risk patients
Multiple high-risk clinical features.a
Algorithm for the ... high-risk clinical features.a ... hernodynamically stable ... Manage on regular ... GIBleed #LGIB #Algorithm
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Diets and Inflammatory ... balanced, nutritious Table ... requirements +regular ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management