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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... • Hemoptysis (blood ... refer + order CT ... , lung disease
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... specific laboratory tests ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... seen • Chest CT ... foreign body, cancer ... Abscess Differential
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
Ischemia on Head CT ... difference in this acute ... differing attenuation (blood ... /lung vs soft tissue ... CTHead #diagnosis #comparison
ED Treatment of 
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding 

Hemodynamically unstable 
Resuscitation 
 • ABCs! 
 • Fluids +
• Fluids + blood ... coagulopathy Pregnancy test ... thromboembolic disease ... follow-up for long-term ... Uterine #Bleeding #Management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
for Colorectal Cancer ... Stool/blood-based ... mortality 26% • CT ... #comparison #table ... #management #gastroenterology
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... Stool/blood-based ... mortality 26% • CT ... #comparison #table ... #management #gastroenterology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
approximately how long ... Chronic kidney disease ... infiltration (e.g. cancer ... Index > 3: • Acute ... hematology #anemia #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... abnormal in adults • Blood ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... : • CT chest to ... sparing of the lung ... reveals increasing blood ... #diagnosis #management