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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Management Pneumonia Signs ... Uremia (blood urea ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... Imaging - CT Chest ... respiratory failure - Can
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... reversed halo sign ... adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... patients with acquired ... #Algorithm
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean areas ... post-prandial period and can ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of congestion ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... most challenging differential ... the central dot sign ... helpfull in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology