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Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Achlorhydria: PPI ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer, ulcer, IBD ... achlorhydria: PPI ... Diagnosis #Causes #Fe #algorithm
LABA/ICS Combination Inhalers
Long-Acting Beta2 Agonists (LABA) + Inhaled Corticosteroid (ICS) - Commonly used in Asthma 
Advair
Powder Inhalers (DPI ... (see one of my old ... COPD treatment algorithm
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... Infants <3 months old ... #EBM #Fever #Algorithm ... #Comparison #Table
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
cartilage triggers a mild ... affects the knee hip ... #Degenerative #Comparison
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months old ... urine ≥10 WBC/hpf ... purposes of this algorithm ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
terbinafine, thiazidic, PPI ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
smoker with RB-ILD ... airtrapping in HP ... CTChest #RBILD #Comparison ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #ILD
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
left) and chronic HP ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... #CTChest #UIP #Comparison ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD