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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... asbestosis), Silica (silicosis ... , Chronic • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... in those with CLD ... months without treatment ... Drug-Induced Liver Injury ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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subclinical disease to acute ... - Symptoms of ... chronic inflammation ... pattern of liver injury ... , AIH diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Headaches (without Red Flag Symptoms) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute
 • Sinusitis
 • Dental
Causes of Secondary ... without Red Flag Symptoms ... Algorithm Acute ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... Sickness Chronic
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Hypertension Stage 1: Mild ... vasoconstrictive • Acute ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... mycobacteria Treatment
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
without aura - Chronic ... - Autonomic symptoms ... Traumatic brain injury ... headache: - Acute ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... eye structures, lid ... trauma • Chemical injury ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #ophthalmology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
cytotoxic lung injury ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Exclusion of other ILDs
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Similar symptoms ... Mild LFT ↑ This ... Assc symptoms include ... Specific organ injury ... LBRF can be diagnosed