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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Large volume feeding ... stable residual lesion ... Coli - P. ... Abscess Differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
matter, spinal cord ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
(Myelopathy) without ... lesion • Bilateral ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Cold Snare Polypectomy
When Should I Use Cold Snare Polypectomy?
 - Cold snare polypectomy should be used
EMR - In comparison ... post-polypectomy bleeding ... but dye aids in lesion ... of pCSP in the treatment ... gastroenterology #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... involvement - seeding ... and quantiferon-gold ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
ecchymoses, mucosal bleeding ... : - Genetic lesions ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... the mainstay of treatment ... planus-like skin lesions ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... involvement - seeding ... and quantiferon-gold ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
of PRS: Biopsy (gold ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... required due to skip lesions ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management