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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... Differential Diagnosis ... , ESR, CRP • Urinalysis ... #differential #diagnosis
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome ... Kawasaki Disease ... years old with fever ... Kawasaki #Comparison #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Irritable bowel syndrome ... Systemic disease ... - Fecal leukocytes ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
typically part of the workup ... Arthritis-Dermatitis syndrome ... : • Fever, chills ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... and Workup Summary ... missing things" → fewer ... Rule out celiac disease ... #Diagnosis #workup
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... night sweats, fever ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... Urinalysis: hematuria ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Disease ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... angioinvasive disease ... #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Coronary arteries - Fever ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... , and SLE) • Urinalysis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... viral arthritis Workup ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics