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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... : UA, Urine protein ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Hyperuricemia • Hyponatremia ... disease 2.
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Kidney stones caused ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... , paresthesia, abdominal ... hypoalbuminemia with no urine ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... classically purple abdominal ... is decreased), hypernatremia ... ↑ 24-hour urine ... x-ray and/or CT, abdominal
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
excretion (e.g., urine ... presentations and disease ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 • Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 • Hyponatremia
 • Elevated transaminases
 • CRP >100
Clinical features ... : • Gl- nausea, ... vomiting, diarrhea • Hyponatremia ... respond to B-Lactams Treatment ... Extra-pulmonary:
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
of prior silent pulmonary ... Standard treatment ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... University Infectious Diseases ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical