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There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
the air-fluid level ... attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level.
The upper lobe is still attached to the chest wall
the air-fluid level ... attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... TB: • Fever • ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... TB: • Fever • ... : Hemoptysis, pneumothorax ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
-> 40 years • Can ... to 8 years Clinical ... disease • Liver ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Low serum IgG level
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
CRP Level: • A ... , CXR, ANCA test ... profile, including liver ... years with neck, chest ... ANA and RF (if clinical
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... disease and ILD • Liver ... Liver biopsies show ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
increased B-cell activity ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... heart (2-5%), liver
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... nitrogen level ... infiltrate by chest
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
tomography of the chest ... , and multiple liver ... of the circled area ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical