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Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
workup for alternate ... BNP/NT-proBNP, d-dimer ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... #AECOPD #Algorithm ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #lesion ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... heart failure, COPD ... , Lung cancer, Primary ... CXR +/- High res CT ... #workup #diagnosis
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Suggested diagnostic ... be done at this point ... Note: CT = computed ... mycobacterial infections ... #workup #algorithm
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... Obstruction 6) Rheumatologic ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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(interstitial lung ... Musculoskeletal: joint ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs ... symptoms #testing #workup
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... carcinoid, Mets), COPD ... Parenchyma: • Infection ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... #pulmonary #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
obstruction • COPD ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest CT
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Other tests: • CT ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Interstitial lung ... • Shrinking lung ... System Tender points ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology