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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA Associated Vasculitis ... - Anti-GBM Disease ... , Rheumatoid Vasculitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
disease c-ANCA - Vasculitis ... granulomatosis p-ANCA - Vasculitis ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Common Causes of the Different Categories of Dizziness #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #EM #IM #Differential #Dizziness #Vertigo #Disequilibrium
of Dizziness #Diagnosis ... #PrimaryCare #EM ... Lightheadedness #Table ... #NEJM
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA-positive vasculitis ... ANCA-negative vasculitis ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... #differential #diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... : • Behçet Syndrome ... • Cogan Syndrome ... well as inner ear
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... brain, eye, and ear ... important, as early diagnosis ... ANCA-associated vasculitides ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious Mono (EBV ... , DRESS, Sweet syndrome ... , Vasculitis SCVMC ... #Differential #Diagnosis
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
Clinical Syndrome ... Features: alveolitis, ear ... recurrent fevers, vasculitis ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... myeloid cells NEJM
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Syphilis • Viral: EBV ... Lupus, Behcet syndrome ... , ANCA vasculitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Abdominal Compartment Syndrome ... Emboli, Thrombosis, Vasculitis ... GN: ANCA, Anti-GBM ... #Differential #Diagnosis