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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 ... #rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... seen • Chest CT ... Management: • ... shows a small, stable ... differential #causes #management
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... underlying liver disease ... Brain Failure Lung ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Anthropometry, CT ... pattern (avoiding long ... detrimental effect of long ... #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
(RDD) Comparison ... Bone involvement, Lung ... Histology and Treatment ... #table #features ... #management #LCH
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... with or without cirrhosis ... on radioactive lung ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
the mainstay of treatment ... patients with kidney disease ... Typically seen in long-standing ... Differential #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
primary biliary cirrhosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
rate for CRC, Long ... mortality 26% • CT ... Gastroenterology and Hepatology ... Screening #Tests #comparison ... #table #management