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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... and Management Summary ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... - Detection of AFB ... #Management #Summary
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 ā€¢ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... ā€¢ Immunologic Workup ... : Chronic disease ... #Management #Summary
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
ā€¢ Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	ā€¢ Valvular heart
) Summary Symptoms ... intolerance, chest pain ... Noncardiac: ā€¢ Pulmonary ... patients with chronic ... #diagnosis #management
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management Summary ... hot, swollen, pain ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... viral arthritis Workup ... count, and crystal evaluation
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 ā€¢ No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in particular) Evaluation ... Bacterial, Fungal, AFB ... Infectious Diseases ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
ā€¢ Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... weight ā€¢ Chest pain ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Summary

GERD: Diagnosis
ā€¢ Heartburn (substernal burning sensation) and acid regurgitation
ā€¢ Chest pain
Extraesophageal
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ... (GERD) - Summary ... GERD: Diagnosis ... Laryngeal and pulmonary ... throat clearing, chronic
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 ā€¢ Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... pneumonia ā€¢ Chronic ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenia Gravis Evaluation ... - Infectious workup ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... 60 mg q6 - Chronic ... Drugs to avoid (main
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... #Summary #Nephrology