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Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
of Scleroderma (SSc ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... disease), PAH (pulmonary ... renal crisis (SRC ... #Scleroderma #SSc
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... cell carcinoma (SCC ... ) - cavitary pulmonary ... most frequently SCC ... abscess - pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
most frequently SCC ... most frequently SCC ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... - CPAM - pulmonary
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... pattern: - SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS ... pattern: - SSc
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
systemic sclerosis (SSc ... systemicsclerosis #SSc ... #pulmonary #indications
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary ... ex: duplicated SVC ... ) • Pulmonary: ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Lung volumes and capacities. Representation of a simple spirogram and divisions of lung volumes and capacities.
#Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... TLC #IRV #ERV #FRC
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome on Physical Exam

Prominent dilated collateral veins are seen bypassing the SVC obstruction

#SVC
bypassing the SVC ... obstruction #SVC ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Chronic SVC Stenosis ... collaterals - SVC ... cephalad (towards SVC ... stenosis of his SVC ... abdominal #veins #Clinical