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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... GroundGlassOpacity #GroundGlass ... #Differential #
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Total white blood cell ... Uremia (blood urea ... count < 4,000 cells ... radiograph or CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... condition that causes areas ... metastases CT ... collection • Acquired ... thrombosis CT
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Yellowish-red plaques with greasy ... scalp/face/central chest ... Contact Dermatitis - Well-demarcated ... #dermatology #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... treatment is generally required ... enhancement on CT ... periventricular areas ... CNS #Infections #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... (GCA) Giant cell ... very remarkable w/differential ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Face, upper back, chest ... scale • Basal cell ... skin • Squamous cell ... Tinea versicolor - Chest ... dermatology #rash #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
from mature B cells ... Serum Copper • Chest ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... physical exam, CT
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
perstans • A form of acquired ... Well-circumscribed ... • No well-described ... lung, esophageal, breast ... comparison #table #differential