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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm ... #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... apices caused by ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... lung #diseases #differential
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Using these steps ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... an underlying cause ... about secondary causes ... you’ll do a good workup ... #Polycythemia #Differential
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... #Syndrome #dermatology ... #diagnosis #management
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
medications, foods, stress ... after group A Strep ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... of (Acute resp distress ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... other processes Workup ... studies legionella/strep ... , HIV • CTD workup ... ILD #diagnosis #management