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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... disease, interstitial ... Lung POCUS shows ... partially seen shred sign
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Disease grade. ... the perceived level ... of symptoms and ... #Management #Pulmonary
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Rickettsial diseases ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... or lung abscess ... #Patterns #Differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... treatment • Elevated liver ... discernable cause • Signs ... microscopic colitis Differential
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
develop severe disease ... brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... suffusion (redness w/o exudate ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Abscess Management ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Malar rash 40% - Fever ... Myositis 4% - Lung ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... #differential #
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
involvement of lung ... disease with infiltrates ... gland sweling, fever ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... (elevations of liver ... (Symptoms, Imaging ... NTM #Infections #differential