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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... #differential #causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... comorbidities: • CBC ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... Algorithm - ... Peripheral Vascular Disease ... e.g. fractured long ... #Causes
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: •
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... • Severe Liver Disease ... Treat primary cause ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Focal limb or joint ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #Management #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... /aggregate) of CD4 ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Crohn's Disease & New Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Algorithm
 - Define Colonic Disease Extent, Activity &
& New Diagnosis ... of Colon Cancer Algorithm ... - Requires long-term ... 39% of pts with CRC ... #management #treatment