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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
on Chest CT • ... distinct radiographic areas ... of low, normal ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... the silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Labeled #Azygoesophageal
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
X-ray - Lung ultrasound ... - CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Exam: Can be normal ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... • Chronic lung ... - gastric and breast ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
Eccrine Spiradenoma on POCUS
75 year-old female, Left Infraclavicular nodular lesion > 9 months. No inflammatory signs.
No inflammatory signs ... No breast lesions ... Neck & Chest CT ... scan normal. ... Spiradenoma #POCUS #clinical