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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... The images (CT | ... peripheral tracking of air ... variety of other causes ... pocus #clinical #air
Causes of Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis
Bugs:
 - Fungus (aspergillosis)
 - Viral (HIV)
 - Ectoparasites (scabies, myiasis)
Causes of Eosinophilia ... - Differential ... - DRESS - AIN ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hematology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... contact with cold air ... fever, fatigue, Nausea ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... lat decubitus - air ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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- SLE, SSc, AIH ... Scl70 (in some cases ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... physical exam, CT ... classification #hematology
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
Cervical and chest CT ... Acquired causes ... systemic #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... comb or brush hair ... normal and can help differentiate ... Diagnosis #Management #Rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear Patterns
Homogeneous pattern: 
 • SLE, SSc, AIH, JIA
 • dsDNA, chromatin,
• SLE, SSc, AIH ... Scl70 (in some cases ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... Nuclear #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology