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Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
is caused by many ... release from mast cells ... #Medication #Causes ... #Differential # ... Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... some red blood cells ... Edema: • Pathophysiology ... edema can be caused ... #edema #causes
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... Is it pus, edema ... blood or tumor cells ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Consolidation #Differential
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
CYTOPATHIC HYPOXIA - Cells ... Hypoxemia #summary #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #pathophysiology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... Release from blast cells ... myalgias, HoTN, edema ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... conditions listed in differential ... between nerve cells
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... e.g., uptake by cells ... output - Acute pulmonary ... edema - Mesenteric ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... less than 200 cells ... more than 200 cells ... + mass effect/Edema ... - +mass effect/Edema
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Pleocytosis > 100 cells ... • Infectious causes ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... and peripheral edema ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential