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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Overcrowded urban areas ... Presentation: • Mild ... : conjunctival suffusion ... non-productive cough, nausea ... diagnosis #treatment #management
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 ... #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
the vasculitis causes ... areas of consolidation ... There are ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
advising us to treat ... the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Management during ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
left a typical case ... to widespread areas ... the other hand, mild ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PanlobularEmphysema #RadiologyAssistant