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Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
figures for other diseases ... Ebola) and their case-fatality ... Fatality 2-3% ** 'Ro ... take into account case-fatality ... #Ro #RNaught #Contagious
Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and R0 of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 compared to other famous contagious
Case Fatality Rate ... (CFR) and R0 of ... NCOV2019 #Wuhan #CFR #R0
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... Rare causes: ... , IgG4-related disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
seen in 30—70% of cases ... Anti-Ro/SSA ... connective tissue disease ... 90% • Anti-GBM disease ... #rheumatology #diseases
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... SLE Anti-SSA (Ro ... connective tissue disease ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
General overview of lung diseases. 

#diagnosis #causes #lung #disease #restrictive #obstructive #pulmonary #respiratory #pearls #ddxof
overview of lung diseases ... #diagnosis #causes ... #lung #disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
with more severe disease ... Used to monitor disease ... activity Anti-Ro ... with more severe disease ... Treatment: • Mild disease
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... vasculitis to cause ... onset Still's disease ... , Kikuchi disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Connective Tissue Disease ... connective tissue disease ... differential #pulmonary #causes
The Diagnostic Approach to Hyperkalemia
Drugs
 - Amiloride
 - Spironolactone
 - Triamterene
 - Trimethoprim
 - Pentamidine
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inhibitors Other causes ... Tubulointerstitial diseases ... - Sickle cell disease ... Tubulointerstitial diseases ... #differential #causes