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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... #differential #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Endocarditis • Hepatic ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... Leptospirosis Pel-Ebstein ... #Patterns #Differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Disease Clinical triad ... : Fever, Arthralgia ... fraction < 20% Differential ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... hepatitis • Pulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Sciatica • Tarsal ... Poikilothermia • Septic ... pain/swelling - Fever ... #Leg #pain #differential
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
on Neck POCUS with ... Male with high fever ... Differential/diagnosis ... Had septic emboli ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... Hyponatremia • Elevated hepatic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... lung injuries Hepatic ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential #
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Among pts with Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... with Eisenmenger syndrome ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... clinical #cardiology #pocus