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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... breast cancer Granulomatous ... and M panel Management ... Malignancies • Chronic ... #diagnosis #management
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
the apices thus granulomatous ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... kinetics: - Right-sided ... #differential #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary • Epidemiology ... • Evolution: Chronic ... disease Dr. ... #Summary #rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... pneumonia • Chronic ... degrees • Chills, night ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Vasculitis (e.g., Granulomatosis
Causes of Night Sweats - Differential Diagnosis
 • Malignancy: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Other neoplasm
 • Infections: Human
Causes of Night ... Sweats - Differential ... Orchiectomy • Rheumatologic ... syndrome, Granulomatous ... diseases, Chronic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... Weight loss • Night ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) - Summary ... symptoms → fevers, night ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... up with pain at night ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... glomerulonephritis - Granulomatous ... VESSEL VASCULITIS (Granulomatous ... Weight loss • Night ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... (eosinophilic granulomatosis ... life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... #diagnosis #management