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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
 •
• Rheumatoid arthritis ... Inflammatory disorders of Liver ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
and Acute Fatty Liver ... Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
Hemolysis, Elevated Liver ... exchange 2) Fatty liver ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
) • Advanced Liver ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
common sites: hip, shoulder ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... CT #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Joint #pain #Differential ... Diagnosis #MSK #rheumatology