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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... blood retum in serial ... hematuria, RBC casts
Vasopressors Table 
Rough properties by Target Receptor, Heart Rate/Inotropy, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Cardiac Output, Blood Pressure,
Vasopressors Table ... Blood Pressure, Pulmonary ... Resistance, Main Uses ... - Dopamine, medium ... #Pharmacology #
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... pathology (e.g. ... Suppressed - Advanced renal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Presentation (Pulmonary ... Renal Syndromes ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... BAL → confirm DAH
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
hypokalemia - Various renal ... diseases (e.g. ... renal amyloidosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Hypermagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism
Renal Failure 
Excessive Mg Administration 
 - Massive PO intake
by Mechanism Renal ... IV Mg infusion (e.g ... High #Magnesium #Table ... #Causes #Management
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Metabolic • Renal ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... • Drug Abuse (e.g
Causes of Abnormal Genital Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
 • Medical (e.g. coagulopathy, liver disease, renal
Causes of Abnormal ... Non-Gynecologic: • Medical ... (e.g. coagulopathy ... liver disease, renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Vasopressors and Inotropes - Pharmacology Summary
Vasopressors
Phenylephrine (alpha-1)
 • Increases BP, SVR
 • Risk of reflex bradycardia
and Inotropes - Pharmacology ... • Higher doses cause ... /kg/min): renal ... cAMP/cGMP • Causes ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #Pharmacology
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
: R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... , renal, musculoskeletal ... causes Lower quadrant ... genitourinary causes ... Metabolic disease (e.g