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Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... with exertion, difficulty ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... decreased respiratory rate
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Syndrome Signs/Symptoms ... sleep apnea, cor pulmonale ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... • Jaundice (later
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... - Obesity - Cirrhosis ... disorders - Chronic pulmonary ... fibrillation at a rate ... Infarction • Pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... , and CXR with pulmonary
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... , vomiting • Late ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #peds
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
& seizures are late ... hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... bacteremia are late ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... Decreased pulse rate ... - Athlete - difficulty
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Illness Script PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... Females SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... misdiagnosed as CAP • Symptoms ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Script HPS is a pulmonary ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... HPS mortality rate ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome #cirrhosis