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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Peripheral edema, Disease-specific ... Pauci-Immune: - ANCA-positive ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... Goodpasture's Disease ... testing: anti-ANCA
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
A/P, Consider testing ... celiac and/or testing ... for fecal elastase ... TSH, Consider testing ... for celiac disease
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malabsorption: • Lactase ... Fibrosis • Celiac Disease ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) Interpretation Algorithm

Restrictive Lung Disease:
 • Chest wall or neuromuscular disorders
 • Interstitial
Pulmonary Function Testing ... Interpretation Algorithm ... Restrictive Lung Disease ... Pulmonary #Function #Testing ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
involvement: Anti-GBM Disease ... (C-ANCA): GPA > ... > eGPA • MPO-ANCA ... (P-ANCA): eGPA, ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
"Recommended laboratory HIV testing algorithm for serum or plasma specimens. Based on: Centers for Disease Control
laboratory HIV testing ... algorithm for serum ... on: Centers for Disease ... Laboratory Testing ... CDC #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... for glomerular disease ... of glomerular disease ... ANCA - Screen for ... #glomerular #testing
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... congenital heart disease ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... veno-occlusive disease ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... for glomerular disease ... disorders. 9) ANCA ... #glomerular #disease ... diagnosis #initial #testing
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Consider sickle cell disease ... , Hemoglobin H disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... workup #hematology #testing