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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... pericardial effusion) • PFTs ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... activated macrophages produce ... Pulmonary: dyspnea
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... • Minority of Pts ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Avoid estrogen products
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
against proteins on plts ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
against proteins on plts ... Related Acute Lung ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Strongyloides Stercoralis on sputum microscopy
As many suggested this was strongyloides stercoralis hyperinfection syndrome.
Infection is initiated by
bloodstream to the pulmonary ... worm The females produce ... travel back to lung ... Pts w/ chronic strongy ... is caused by accelerated
Leptospirosis - Post-exposure Prophylaxis
Why do we give prophylaxis against Leptospirosis?
To prevent WEIL'S SYNDROME
 - Severe icteric
prevent WEIL'S SYNDROME ... , 5-10% of all cases ... tenderness - 50% of pts ... bleeding in the lungs ... #prophylaxis #management