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On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... nodular pattern. 1. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... this should be 1° ... intersitial space Infection ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... 38°C with only 1 ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Connective tissue disease ... vasculitis (3%) • Infections ... (1-2%) • Other ... dermatology #semiology #signs ... #lesions #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... Risk factors for BAH ... Hypoparathyroidism - Type 1 ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
invasive fungal infection ... colonization vs invasive disease ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis ... #comparison
Timeline of infections after solid organ transplantation can roughly be broken up into three time periods:
mo, 1-6mo, >6-12 ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Comparison
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... asymptomatic or mild ... Romana's sign
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
including: 1. ... Diagnosis: ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... ↑ ESR, CRP BAL