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Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... - PNS lesion: Brachial ... plexus neuropathy ... #Causes #pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... is the defining feature ... asthma in EGPA, tracheal ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... of bronchial hyperreactivity ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... cirrhosis: 3%-20% Renal ... Distal (Type I) renal ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
scleritis) • Tracheal ... Heart failure • Renal ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... affected tissue Treatment ... #rheumatology #diagnosis