Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 β€’ Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
avium complex β€’ Nodular ... β€’ Pleural effusion ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion ... β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... or serologies + symptoms ... #differential # ... diagnosis #management
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 β€’ Record estimated PASP
 β€’ Evaluate RV size
β€’ Evaluate for signs ... for pericardial effusion ... PH (left heart disease ... shunt lesions) β€’ Differentiate ... Echocardiography #diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... (renal + hepatic ... dysfunction) β€’ Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Highlighted Conditions With Arteritis or Periarteritis of the Coronaries
Takayasu's arteritis:
 - Onset < 40 yrs
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yrs - Cranial symptoms ... sinusitis - pulmonary ... Ulceration GI tract - Ocular ... Coronaries #Arteritis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
Differential diagnosis ... reversed halo sign ... pneumonia; PZ, pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #RHS
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 β€’ Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 β€’ Pulmonary:
and Symptoms β€’ ... Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis ... Scleromalacia perforans β€’ Pulmonary ... Pericarditis β€’ Renal ... #Symptoms #diagnosis
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Phos), CBC with differential ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... monitoring (vital signs ... #CriticalCare
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
lower risk of renal ... precede other signs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges #management