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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... compression from lymph node ... Differential #workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Antiarrhythmics - Vaughan Williams Classification:
CLASS 1 - Sodium Channel Blockers:
 • MOA: Block fast Na+ channels
Vaughan Williams Classification ... and AV node activity ... to prolong AV node ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... regional lymph nodes ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Pleura • Lymph nodes ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Pearls: • IDA and active ... have fatigue w/ active ... /other causes • ... ~30% note improvement ... #diagnosis #management
Antiarrhythmics Pharmacology Summary
Cardiac Conduction Phases:
Phase 0 - Ventricular Depolarization:
 • Na+ channels open leading to a
Vaughan Williams Classification ... and AV node activity ... to prolong AV node ... #Pharmacology #Classification ... #Classes #pathophysiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... signs/symptoms of active ... pulmonary TB PE ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... increased B-cell activity ... symptoms are not caused ... peripheral lymph nodes
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... regional lymph nodes ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Pleura • Lymph nodes ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
supraclavicular node ... ) Classification ... • PET scan - activity ... Excisional lymph node ... hematology #oncology #management
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... ***Note: there is ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management ... #Pleural #Pulmonary