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Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
adenopathy and pleural effusion ... low attenuation areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
(normal sinus beat ... a VT run) and fusion ... Brugada algorithm ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... Presentation: • Mild ... : conjunctival suffusion ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
restricted to areas ... small pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
smoker with RB-ILD ... the well defined areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #RBILD #Comparison ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #ILD
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months old ... Can treat before ... purposes of this algorithm ... regurgitation, pericardial effusion ... echo is positive, treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
advising us to treat ... time for coronary perfusion ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... advising us to treat ... time for coronary perfusion ... vessels, or acutely ill ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
wool, over itchy areas ... Use mild detergent ... scratch the itchy areas ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis