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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology ... #Associations
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Disease; mMRC: ... modified Medical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Comparison #Staging
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... association • ... Hepatitis C, HIV • Medical ... Commercial sex worker ... #differential #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... CD4 < 200: PCP, Aspergillus ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Diseases Fellows ... #workup #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, CNS, skin • Infectious ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Histoplasmosis A - Aspergillus ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... #diseases #differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... surfaces - Infections ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... colonization vs invasive disease ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
requires special media ... epidemiological factors, history ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... Diseases Fellows ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
well-described associations ... cancers, including lung ... Classic association ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... sparing of the lung