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Initial Clinical and Laboratory Data Base for Defining Major Syndromes in Nephrology

#Major #Syndromes #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup
Initial Clinical ... Defining Major Syndromes ... #Major #Syndromes ... #Workup #Differential ... #Table
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Syndrome Definition ... Renal Syndromes ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... , biopsy By Tess ... #Renal #Syndrome
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... wheezing Is typically inspiratory ... Ascaris), Churg-Strauss ... syndrome, Allergic ... Diagnosis #Causes #pulmonary
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... drive due to neurologic ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... week of a known clinical ... consistent with pulmonary ... lung collapse, or pulmonary ... #Distress #Syndrome
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemic - Give volume
Hypervolemic (Edematous) - Look for and treat underlying cause
Hyponatremia - Differential ... cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome ... Stress, Nausea, ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Valves • Pulmonary ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... HeartFailure #Cardiology #Differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... Edema - Differential ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... #edema #NCPE #differential
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... pneumonia (COP), Respiratory ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... ) Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... severity Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... #differential #