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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... of active pulmonary ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... intervention CMC
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
comorbidities: • CBC ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Advanced HIV (CD4 ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: ... • Clinical (Symptoms
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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Multi-system autoimmune disease ... (interstitial lung ... disease), PAH ( ... pulmonary arterial ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... Insufficiency: Long-term ... , infiltrative diseases
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Trauma to the long ... Pathophysiology ... onset widespread pulmonary ... FES is a clinical ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... or serologies + symptoms ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
The interferon (IFN) signature: what’s the point? How to use it in clinical practice?

Characterizing activity of
signature: what’s the point ... understanding of pathophysiology ... classifications for diseases ... IFN #signature #diagnosis ... #management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular