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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung diseases ... connective tissue disease ... #Differential # ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Diagnostic Schema ... Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... cancers • Systemic diseases ... autoinflammatory diseases ... AdultOnset #Stills #Disease ... #diagnosis #management
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
appearances of pulmonary ... disease in HIV-infected ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Presentation: • Mild disease ... Meningitis • Weil's Disease ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Vasculitis - Anti-GBM Disease ... Vasculitis, Behcet's Disease ... hemorrhagic fevers, Leptospirosis ... , mitral valve disease
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... diseases - Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Central ... Causes #Table #Comparison
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the ... Patients with liver disease ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... ARDS, Metastatic disease ... sarcoma, Castleman's disease ... Infectious Diseases ... #diseases #differential
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
progress to severe disease ... develop severe disease ... meningitis • Weil's disease ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis