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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Diagnosis Framework ... Diffuse alveolar ... anti-GBM) 10%: - Low ... #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal ... Definition: Diffuse alveolar ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
flail chest) • Low ... Extreme Elevation, Low ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... non-specific, ESR usually low ... leading to diffuse alveolar ... hematuria, RBC casts, low ... #differential #
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... INSPIRED OXYGEN • Low ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... interstitium and alveoli ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
phagocytic function of alveolar ... (It's usually low ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... protein level • A low ... : • Serology for ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Vomiting, diarrhea, ARDS ... , shock, CHF, renal ... the setting of low-level ... parasitemia • Serology ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
6/02/2022 UPDATE ... monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... risk of smallpox –low ... specimens from low ... detection can aid