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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... the apices thus granulomatous ... apices caused by ... - Langerhans cell ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse ... Vasculitides - Wegener granulomatosis ... syndrome - Giant cell ... Bronchoalveolar cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Vasculitis: Granulomatosis ... , Eosinophilic granulomatosis ... Langerhans cell ... #causes
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Poor Prognosis Granulomatous ... characterized by granulomatous ... Langerhans cell ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... disease, Giant cell ... myocarditis, Granulomatosis ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #causes
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... hypertension, pulmonary ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF ... Diastolic #Treatment #HeartFailure
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous ... (eosinophilic granulomatosis ... Goodpasture's cause ... hematuria, RBC casts ... differential #diagnosis #management
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Algorithm Cardiac Causes ... Causes: - Parenchyma ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
progressing GN • New pulmonary ... CRP GCA (Giant Cell ... Multinucleated giant cells ... MPO > PR3) • Pulmonary ... tract, and often causes