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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... Differential Diagnosis ... allopurinol), Infection ... , ESR, CRP • Urinalysis ... #nephrology
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
of tirne - Urinalysis ... of glomerular disease ... cryoglobulinemia, post-infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Coronary arteries - Fever ... to exclude are infections ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis ... #rheumatology #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Classification: ... Differential Diagnosis ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... • CBC, TSH and urinalysis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
History of EBV infection ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... number of sites of disease ... #classification