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Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... on Chest CT • ... distinct radiographic areas ... #Head #Cheese #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired ... and M panel Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... infection • Most common ... CT Lung Abscess ... Management: • ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... sparing of the lung ... CT ... differential #diagnosis #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
tightness Most Common ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
dyspnea • (Less common ... • CT: Halo sign ... PNEUMONIAS: Most Common ... most commonly infected ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia Signs ... Uremia (blood urea ... radiograph or CT ... #treatment #Pulmonary
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
beneficial when required ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... precede other signs ... comparison #challenges #management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
areas include the ... • Pulmonary Symptoms ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... amount of force is required ... Most commonly ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary