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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... mycobacteria Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... caused by the protozoan ... Oral (food/drinks ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... or serologies + symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Caused by intrapulmonary ... 10 minutes of rest ... ) on room air Treatment ... resolution of symptoms ... #treatment #hepatology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... may present with pulmonary ... disease: Management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerostomia • Dental ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
risk factors, management ... the physical, mental ... #management #medications ... #causes #atopy ... /hyperactivity symptoms
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
Pulmonary Symptoms ... • Laboratory Tests ... : Blood tests to ... TREATMENT OPTIONS ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management