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Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... (Anorexia) • Night ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... (Anorexia) • Night ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... degrees • Chills, night ... CXR upright or lat ... westermani • Other: TB ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... CKD, CHF, high rate ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
, pulmonary infiltrates ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... , hypoxia, and pulmonary ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... initiated within eight
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... • Syndrome of right ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Hematologic malignancy ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... the left heart TREATMENT ... HPS mortality rate ... only definitive treatment ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... shock • Mortality rate ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases