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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Bacterial pneumonia, Virus ... #diagnosis #management ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... peripheral lung - mucus retention ... is prior infection ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... : • Recurrent infection ... • Preventing exacerbations ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Metabolic • Renal ... • Malignancy Infectious ... Epstein-Barr Virus ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Hematuria in Post-Renal ... Herpes Simple Virus ... : Secondary to infections ... #Transplant #differential ... #blood #urine #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
associated with infection ... cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis ... primarily with mucus retention ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... CTChest #TreeInBud #Differential
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Recommendations for Preventing ... Varicella Zoster Virus ... Pre-Exposure Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Agents Regulating Renal ... irrigation • Management ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... nocturnal enuresis • Prevention ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management