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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Sheet An acute diffuse ... radigraphic opacities, associated ... control if sepsis-associated ... the underlying cause
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
masses & should ... characteristics associated ... , clinical judgment ... Management options ... components are associated
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... is rare but is associated ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #management
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... in the affected lung ... Panlobular emphysema is diffuse ... destruction and the associated ... #Clinical #Radiology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... disease of unknown cause ... • Associated ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... • GCA is associated
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Primary form: not associated ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical ... goals of assessing lung ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Malignant #Management
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
papules: can be associated ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... Non-small-cell lung ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis #management