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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... high resolution chest ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... with tetany or cardiac ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Syndromes (PRS) ... nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... common • Imaging: CXR ... Anaphylaxis, Acute Renal ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... #management #hematology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... , and possibly renal ... e.g. incidental CXR ... neuropathy or cardiac ... #Management #Signs
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
causes: • Check chest ... overload / TURP syndrome ... drug interaction, renal ... #Hypertension #Anesthesiology ... #Management #Workup
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
vessel aneurysms • Cardiac ... Heart failure • Renal ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
or the anterior chest ... dorsal part of the MCP ... • Clear cell renal ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology