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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 ... #nephrology
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... consolidations of OP ... carcinoma, the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
- Differential Diagnosis ... based on repeat clinic ... • Bilateral RAS ... Renin-Angiotensin stimulation (OCP ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria for Acute ... week of a known clinical ... - Bilateral ... be present on a chest ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... factor) • anti-CCP ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... ideally limit for acute ... Certolizumab, Golimumab), IL
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... : ACUTE, fever,
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... ↓Antithrombin Ill ... Support - Critical
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... • CBC, ESR, CRP
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
citrullinated peptide (CCP ... elderly persons - CCP ... Screening Tests for Acute ... titer, ACE level, CXR ... ANAs • RF and CCP