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Respiratory Distress Through the Years.

#differential #flowchart #causes #algorithm #pulmonary #respiratory #distress #neonatal #pediatric #adult #ddxof
#differential #flowchart ... respiratory #distress #neonatal ... #pediatric #adult ... #ddxof
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Pleural Effusion in adults ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics ... LightsCriteria #MedNugget #differential ... #ddxof #pulmonary ... im #radiology #clinical
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... + Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Epidemiology: young adults ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... involvement Differential ... Lymphomas • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
1) Suggestive clinical ... years - Rare in adults ... individuals - Clinical ... HSP #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
33% of healthy adults ... likely it will be clinically ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Causes of Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis
Neonate:
 - Infection - by far the most common cause
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Neutropenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Neonate ... deficiency-rare Adult ... #Neutropenia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hematology