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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #ExtraArticular
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... #diagnosis #comparison
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Scleromalacia perforans • Pulmonary ... : Parenchymal lung ... Musculoskeletal: Joint ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #RA ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... size reflects RA ... cardiac output causes ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
overlaps with RA ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... as: • SLE • RA ... Diagnosis: ... affected tissue Treatment ... Polychondritis #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... symptomsRheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs