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Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
CT • Distinct pulmonary ... vessel leading ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... - GI Bleeding ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis ... - Hemoptysis = bleeding ... Massive #Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment ... #workup #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
& inflammatory cells ... ) Clinical: ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... Symptoms #Signs #Pulmonary
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... with very high bleeding ... Factors #Hematology #Diagnosis
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
 •
common inherited bleeding ... disorder Clinical ... • Prolonged bleeding ... factor VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Diagnosis
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
tuberculosis Clinical ... Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
anemia • Sickle cells ... alcoholism • Burr cells ... Liver diseases, Bleeding ... PD deficiency, Pulmonary ... Morphology #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... Schistocytes, helmet cells ... Treatment: ... #Coagulation #diagnosis ... #causes #treatment
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Clinical