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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... with systemic signs ... with clinical signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Causes: • Large ... epidural hematoma • Infection ... lumbar spine Signs ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
history of viral infection ... Long symptom-free ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... varying neurologic signs
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Findings - Infectious ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... arthritis (especially knees ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
resolution falling to normal ... Causes: • Still's ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... factor • May cause ... #Infections #HIV
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
, interstitial lung ... disease and lung ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Nail #Diseases #Abnormal ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Signs