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Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
to differentiate ... distinction has HUGE treatment ... first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table
Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
severe headache and ... Ioxedes Tick - Treatment ... tick #tickborne #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Hemoptysis Acute ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
• Cardiogenic: Acute ... MI, Acute Heart ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #comparison ... #table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Pulmonary Embolism ... it difficult to differentiate ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... At least 3 of (Acute ... CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
a patient with acute ... challenging to differentiate ... Both anaphylaxis and ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison ... #Table
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... the severity Acute ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia