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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
was caused by multiple ... cysts. ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
cyst: • Arise ... e.g. biopsy, car ... bruising/erythema/sign ... #differential #diagnosis ... #surgery #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Cystic fibrosis ... no evidence of cystic ... Nasal polyps and signs ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... intracellular urate ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... (to support a diagnosis ... #diagnosis #testing
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... • IF staining patterns
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
the southern and eastern ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
cardiac output causes ... PULMONARY A vs B-LINE PATTERN ... precede other signs ... predominant lung US pattern ... #diagnosis #criticalcare
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
papules, pustules, cysts ... associated with signs ... honey-colored crusts ... Christmas tree pattern ... #differential #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
) - Diagnosis and ... Management Pneumonia Signs ... Uremia (blood urea ... (LR + 2.8) Testing ... Yield of blood CX