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IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... #diagnosis #management ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
• Secondary to chronic ... lung disease (COPD ... hypertension Management ... MAT #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #ECG #EKG #Management
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Malignancies • Chronic ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... seen • Chest CT ... Management: •
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Chronic CPP Crystal ... Resembles RA • Chronic ... culture used to diagnose ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... coronary artery disease ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... #Management #Treatment
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis ... and Management ... subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis and long ... treatment for PMR is a chronic ... #Management #Rheumatology