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Unintentional Weight Loss - History and Workup

Complete Physical Exam - Often overlooked components: Lymph nodes, Mental
- History and Workup ... Age appropriate cancer ... X-ray (or chest CT ... history), Consider CT ... Unintentional #Diagnosis #workup
ACA Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

When to Screen?
When to Stop?
Family History

Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based
ACA Colorectal Cancer ... for Colorectal Cancer ... , Long term reduction ... mortality 26% • CT ... #Colorectal #Cancer
Performance Characteristics for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Stool/blood-based tests:
 • FIT: 79% sensitivity, 94% specificity for CRC
for Colorectal Cancer ... , Long term reduction ... , Long term reduction ... mortality 26% • CT ... #Colorectal #Cancer
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung cancer ... CXR +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... BNP, troponin if concern ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... Other tests: • CT ... seen on chest CT
Pigmented Macule - A Skin Manifestation of Invasive Breast Cancer - However, a pigmented macule that
Invasive Breast Cancer ... #Clinical #Derm ... #Pathology #InvasiveDuctal ... PigmentedMacule #Microscopy #NEJM
Glucagonoma-Associated Rash - The rash involved the arms, genitals, and buttocks and had progressed to the
Clinical #HONC #Derm ... #Pathology #Radiology ... Rash #Microscopy #CT ... #NEJM
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
cartilage Diagnostic Work-up ... : • Biology: CRP ... Cervical and chest CT ... biopsies +++ • PET-CT ... Laryngotracheal cancer
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
• 18F-FDG PET/CT ... • CBC + diff • ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup