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Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
obstruction) - Grp ... disease; Burkholderia ... — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... disease, smoking
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... 2 Corrected Anion ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... Connective Tissue Disease ... connective tissue disease ... disease (RB-ILD ... #Diseases #ILD
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... : • Upper lung ... cough, myalgia • Lung
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Start with the Anion ... Diagnosis: • Anion ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular ... Disease, PE, Decreased
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Diagnostic Algorithm Anion ... gap - MUDPILES: ... late) Normal anion ... gap - HARDASS: ... Hyperalimentation - Addison disease
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... disease • Autoimmunity ... : RA, GPA #Cavitary ... #Lung #Disease
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung ... Disease - Differential ... OP: organising pneumonia ... granulomatosis; GPA ... #Disease #pulmonary
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... responses of the lung ... and interstitial pneumonia ... involvement of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology