Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Involvement, Spares ... Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Greater Trochanteric Bursa Injection 

Usually roll patient on side, find the most tender spot, approximately an
the most tender spot ... leg well below hip ... #clinical #video ... #procedure #rheumatology ... #hip
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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 โ€ข (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 โ€ข Autoimmuneโ€” PBC, PSC
 โ€ข Infectionโ€” liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... Diagnosis Biliary ... โ€” PBC, PSC โ€ข Infection ... Celiac disease โ€ข IBD ... Altered length โ€ข Short
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ยฑ odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: โ€ข ... hepatitis โ€ข Pulmonary ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 โ€ข Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Diagnosis of Miliary ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... , Sarcoidosis, HSP ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 โ€ข Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 โ€ข Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Positives: - Pip ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD canโ€™t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
Ulceration The diagnosis ... this requires clinical ... โ€ข Infection: Salmonella ... , Histoplasma, HIV ... #differential #
Causes of Unintentional Weight Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Malignancy 
 - Tumor effect* (esp. Gl, lung, lymphoma)
Weight Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Malignancy ... Non-Malignant Gl Illness: IBD ... : HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis ... cachexia"), COPD ("pulmonary