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Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
brown sputum, fever ... • Infectious (Variable ... • Drug/Toxin (Variable ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... triad (<10%): fever ... , rash, eosinophilia ... eosinophiluria, microscopic ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm
Common Fungal Pathology 
 • Candida - Small yeast intermingled with pseudohyphae
 • Aspergillosis - Septate
bodies (star-like) eosinophilic ... Pathology #clinical #microscopy ... #table #atlas # ... key #comparison
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... criteria #EBM #Fever ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
confusion and fever ... BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... rearranged and variably ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Clinical features: Fever ... Clinical features: Fever ... Mobile mass of variable ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... types #allergy #table ... #classification ... #comparison
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... neutrophils and eosinophils ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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PR3-ANCA): • Microscopic ... • EGPA: - Eosinophilia ... > 50 years VARIABLE-VESSEL ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... #rheumatology #classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... shows numerous eosinophils ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential