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Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
of the airway near ... Bacterial, TB, NTM, Fungal ... Aspergillosis S) Airway Obstruction ... 6) Rheumatologic ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Post-operative Pulmonary ... > 20 pkyr) • Obstructive ... health • > 70 year ... Intraoperative • Upper abdominal ... #RiskFactors #pulmonary
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... - GI tract: abdominal ... well as inner ear ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Glomerulonephritis, arthritis, obstructive ... Cogan syndrome: Ocular ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... Giant retinal tears ... Leukemia, Lymphoma Ocular ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
of 37°C to the near-freezing ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... emboli, and ocular ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... destruction (including ... pulmonary gangrene
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... destruction (including ... pulmonary gangrene
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... consolidation or nodular ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology