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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... TerrierBen #ConnectiveTissueDiseases ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
Disease; mMRC: ... modified Medical ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... GOLD2011 #GOLD2017 #History ... #Comparison #Staging
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Cryptococcal Ag, Urine Histo ... Diseases Fellows ... #workup #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Hepatitis C, HIV • Medical ... Commercial sex worker ... uw_IMresidency #Travel #History ... #differential #
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, CNS, skin • Infectious ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
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
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
valve pathology, History ... large infarct - Infectious ... Diseases Fellows ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Take a thorough history ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Skin exam for infection ... Medical history ... unless prior heart/lung