15 results
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
• At least 3 different P wave morphologies: 
• Rate 100-180
• Irregular 
Etiology
Secondary to chronic lung ... • Hypoxia • Pulmonary ... • Oxygen • Treatment ... Tachycardia #MAT #Cardiology ... #Diagnosis #ECG
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... a repeat chest CT ... The treatment of ... Management options ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
Attenuation on Chest CT ... seen on a chest CT ... in a lobular or ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Sign on Chest CT ... consolidation or nodular ... Crescent #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... undergo chest CT ... treatment Of ocular ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... , ocular, or disseminated ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections