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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... : Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Infectious Diseases ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... of PCN allergy ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... treatment for pulmonary ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR # ... Oleothorax #NEJM
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Other tests: • CT ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... #differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... thyroid, melanoma, renal ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... #differential #
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
during clinical evaluations ... deficiencies • Renal ... • Anemia of renal ... disease • Blood ... pathophysiology #differential
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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first step in evaluation ... • Heavy chain disease ... ovarian tumors, lung ... cancers, HCC, renal ... Gap #ProteinGap #differential