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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... reticulonodular patterns ... small pleural effusions ... Radiographic pattern ... Diagnosis • Management
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... DIFFUSE Scarring ... planopilaris Pattern ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... • IF staining patterns ... differential #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Diffuse Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus erythematosus
 • Lichen
Diffuse Hair Loss ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... planopilaris Pattern ... Psychological stress #Diffuse ... #causes
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
the lungs are so diffusely ... injury may be diffuse ... see heterogenous patterns ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #ards #foamed #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Adequate perfusion ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... treatment #table #foamed
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
(AIP, earlier named ... characterized by diffuse ... outcome in many cases ... The histologic pattern ... characteristics are diffuse
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
this post will focus ... When we infuse Normal ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... time for coronary perfusion ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #criticalcare #foamed