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Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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control of the infection ... bronchoscopy ... Endobronchial Infection ... Endobronchial Tumor ... Tracheobronchial Diseases
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Due to: • Recurrent ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy ... mycobacteria Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... involvement • Bronchoscopy ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... - Cells - tumor ... the treatment. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... and tumor embolism ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... predominant HL - The tumor ... (Inflammatory marker ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Worse Prognostic Markers ... diagnosis #management #cardiology ... #treatment