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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
adults • Blood tests ... function tests: ... Sweat chloride test ... mycobacteria Treatment ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
presentations: • Pulmonary ... neutropenia (performs best ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... progressing GN • New pulmonary ... ear disease Differential ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #typea #typeb #classification
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... #Endocarditis #Differential ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases