19 results
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... - Evaluate symptoms ... risk in the last 12 ... #diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... - Acute pulmonary ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Pulmonary disease ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... to IBD, celiac disease ... to manifest its symptoms ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... oral ulcers in 12 ... prick test that can ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Males=Females SIGNS ... DIAGNOSTICS: Clinical ... steroids for severe disease ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... Can also be seen ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... resolution of symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... abnormal LFT): 12 ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
are 6 mm to 8 mm can ... chest CT in 6 to 12 ... lung malignancy, clinical ... artery disease; ... Management options