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Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Lymphoma or other cancers ... gastric and breast cancer ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Management: • Lifelong IV
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Classification grp IV ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... Disease: Clinical ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... possible - Infectious ... if symptoms of infection ... fastest approach to stabilize ... (vital signs, clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Carbapenems - IV ... foreign body, cancer ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... via cold saline injection ... blood flow in the chest ... • PULMONARY A ... #criticalcare #comparison
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
PLAX) 57yo M with chest ... ventricle suggesting pulmonary ... was metastatic pulmonary ... Ventricular #Mass #Cancer ... Echocardiogram #clinical
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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right with the pulmonary ... seen in: - (post) infection ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Comparison
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
for an infectious ... (guided by chest ... — Infection — Diagnosing ... #Bronchoscopy #clinical ... #video #pulmonary
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
From Blood Cancer ... cytopenias, and clonal instability ... cardiovascular or pulmonary ... may result in an infection ... importance of clinical