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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... Anti-lgE therapy (Omalizumab ... Aspergillosis #ABPA
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
aspergillosis (ABPA ... #CXR #CTChest #ABPA ... FingerInGlove #Sign
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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using Kanavel’s Signs ... Tenosynovitis #Kanavels #Criteria ... #Sign #Hand #MSK
ABPA Working Group Criteria

#ABPA #allergic #bronchopulmonary #aspergillosis #diagnosis #Criteria
ABPA Working Group ... Criteria #ABPA ... aspergillosis #diagnosis #Criteria
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... and two minor, criteria ... culture) #Jones #Criteria ... Minor #Symptoms #Signs
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
bacterial etiology) Criteria ... present in 1 major criterion ... or 3 minor criteria ... met • Major criteria ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #signs
Stages of ABPA
I - Acute Phase
II - Remission
III - Exacerbation
IV - Glucocorticoid-Dependent ABPA
V - End-Stage (fibrotic)
Stages of ABPA ... Glucocorticoid-Dependent ABPA ... End-Stage (fibrotic) ABPA ... #ABPA #Stages ... aspergillosis #diagnosis #Criteria
Criteria for Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) / COVID-19

Fever or signs/symptoms of lower
Criteria for Patients ... 19 Fever or signs ... onset Fever and signs ... onset Fever and signs ... nCoV2019 #COVID19 #Criteria
Bronchiolitis Management

When to admit: 
- Any history of apnoea 
- Persistant sats < 92% 
- Inadequate
(<50% normal) Signs ... Admission #Discharge #Criteria
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Embolism Well's Criteria ... PE • Clinical Signs