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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Interstitium • ILD ... #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Inflammatory: • IBD ... Damage: • Post-op ... effect following treatment
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... involvement, irregular pattern ... Responsive to Treatment ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA • ESR and CRP ... Goodpasture's cause ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... • IF staining patterns ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Prognosis: Usually mild ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... Discontinuation of causal ... life-threatening • Treatment ... sle #comparison #table
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
still, but is able ... /diffuse discomfort ... reports severe diffuse ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... macrophages Treatment