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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... symptomatology Differential ... , biopsy By Tess ... Renal #Syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... K), H. pylori test ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... ), HBsAg/anti-HBc
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... ) Other tests: ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... encephalitis, West ... ; Positive for anti-ganglioside ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Diagnosis and Management ... / Peptic Ulcer Disease ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... : • 1st Line - ... Ag, Urea Breath Test
Anti-GIomeruIar Basement Membrane Disease (Goodpasture's Disease)

What is it? A small vessel vasculitis with circulating antibodies directed
Anti-GIomeruIar ... (Goodpasture's Disease ... -3 weeks By Tess ... AntiGBM #diagnosis #nephrology ... #pulmonary
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Fecal occult blood test ... • Serology for ... electrophoresis, anti-streptolysin ... • Abdominal ultrasound
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... Urticarial Vasculitis (anti-C1q ... Differential ... retinopathy Lab Tests
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
negative, MOG-IgG test ... Herpes zoster, West ... AntiCRMP IgG, Anti-Hu ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential