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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
, and the base is ... pulmonary apices caused ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pulmonary edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Positive family ... • Long-standing ... taken at home, work ... Hyperparathyroidism • Pregnancy ... Secondary #HTN #Cardiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... are positive in ... Acute: • S. ... Leukocytosis, anemia ... Treat underlying cause
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... iron deficiency anemia ... significantly positive ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... are positive in ... Culture Positive ... : • Acute: S. ... Leukocytosis, anemia
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
IATROGENIC DISEASE ... metastatic spread: lung ... Complications of acute ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... if malignancy is
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Gram stain and culture ... - Positive in ... the presence of anemia ... Screening Tests for Acute
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
1928, a 32-page long ... the recumbent position ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... blood loss or acute ... of renal disease
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... Rich Pneumonitis) is ... rare idiopathic lung ... It has a fatal outcome ... #Clinical #Radiology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Viral infections (acute ... ovarian tumors, lung ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia ... inflammation (acute