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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... : systemic lupus ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
cases, drug-dependent ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... Discontinuation of causal ... #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation ... erythematosus [SLE ... Histopathologic criteria ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
sequestration and activation ... without other cause ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Chronic B-cell activation ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
the critically ill ... may require plasma ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
the critically ill ... may require plasma ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... (often termed MAS-HLH ... Diagnostic Criteria ... of 8 HLH-2004 criteria ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology