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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
double-stranded DNA ... Anti-cardiolipin (aCl ... Anti-centromere, Scl ... -70 (DNA topoisomerase ... #Rheumatology #diagnosis
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Renal glucosuria - Na ... Bartter syndrome - Na-K ... , K channel, Cl ... Thiazide-sensitive NaCl ... Kidney #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... , sepsis, PNA, meningitis ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... • Aspiration/PNA ... #Management #treatment
Pulmonary Hypertension - Treatment, ICU Management and Monitoring

#PHTN #Pulmonary #Hypertension #Treatment #Management #Monitoring #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Hypertension ... - Treatment, ICU ... Monitoring #PHTN #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension #Treatment ... Management #Monitoring #Diagnosis
Lung Nodules - Differential Diagnosis by Distribution
 • Centrilobular: Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, RB-ILD, Pneumoconiosis, Infectious Bronchiolitis, Vasculitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Septic emboli, LCH ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Distribution #pulmonary
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)

WARM AHA
- Primary - Idiopathics
- Secondary
Infectious
 • Viral- HIV, EBV, HCV, HEV
 •
Lymphoproliferative • CLL ... Lymphoproliferative • CLL ... EBV • Viral PNA ... #Anemia #AIHA #Diagnosis
Prescription Fish Oils
Prescription fish oils, Lovaza, and Vascepa, are commonly used for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia (TG
commonly used for treatment ... of increasing LDL ... due to the DHA ... without effect on LDL
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
   -
Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... Ro60), SSB (La), RNA ... - Fibrillarin, RNA ... Scl100, Th/To, Scl ... #differential #diagnosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
- Eosinophilic PNA ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential