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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... reticulonodular patterns ... presentation of TB, lung ... Radiographic pattern ... Diagnosis • Management
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... vascular diseases (e.g
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
, soft tissue, lungs ... Lymphohistiocytic pattern ... • Small cell pattern ... • Hodgkin-like pattern ... • Composite pattern
Summary of Heart Blocks
1st Degree Heart Block:
 • Prolonged PR >200ms (5 small squares).
 • Narrow
Brady Management ... • May be no pattern ... HeartBlocks #Types #Classification ... summary #Diagnosis #EKG ... electrocardiogram #ecg
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
of the type and pattern ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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hepatocellular pattern ... though cholestatic pattern ... Viral) Management ... regarding need for treatment ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Responsive to Treatment ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... hypertension due to lung ... Interstitial lung ... and obstructive pattern ... #Differential #Causes
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
know that the lungs ... see heterogenous patterns ... of lung injury ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Management Algorithm
 • IV calcium
 • IV insulin and glucose and/or salbutamolt
 • Consider
Hyperkalemia - Management ... Algorithm • IV ... potassium and ECG ... morphology, "Sine wave" pattems ... #algorithm #treatment