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HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
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Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
on Chest CT • SPN ... mueormycosis, GPA ... sarcoidosis, mets to the lung ... Halo #Sign #CT #Lung
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
The PA-film shows ... anteriorly in the left lung ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... polyangiitis (GPA ... polyangiitis (MPA ... Malformation #Lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... with Vasculitis: GPA ... BrighamChiefs #ILD #Causes ... #interstitial #lung
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic ... M.pneumonia, Rickettsia spp ... Anaplasma spp, ... Leptomeningeal, Lymphoma, GPA ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
pathophysiologic causes ... ANCA (C-ANCA): GPA ... >>> MPA > eGPA ... P-ANCA): eGPA, MPA ... >>> GPA Stanford
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
spondyloarthropathies (SPA ... ) • Other Causes ... common bacterial causes ... ., Salmonella spp ... Mycobacterial Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
PATM 760 mm Hg at sea ... gas equation • Causes ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes