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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #ILD #diagnosis
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... • Treatment Related ... BrighamChiefs #ILD
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... initial phase of the disease ... shares the same risk ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... : 70 years old, ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Scleritis, Heart Disease ... and ILD Complications ... splenomegaly), Increased Risk ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... median nerve Risk ... connective tissue diseases ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment ... #Diagnosis #MedianNerve
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
manifestations- Pneumonitis ... Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... - Compatible syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #radiology #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... cortical blindness) Risk ... • Autoimmune disease ... Diagnosis: Risk ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome ... cranial nerves Ill ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... #TolosaHunt #neurology ... #diagnosis