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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #causes #pulmonary
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... splenomegaly), Increased Risk ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... : 70 years old, ... ~10,000 new cases ... • Risks: infection ... Management #treatment #hematology
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... accounts for —9096 of cases ... fractures reduces the risk ... Pathophysiology ... onset widespread pulmonary
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... showed reduced risk ... endpoint of all-cause ... #management #cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
and Pathophysiology ... • Increased risk ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #Pathophysiology ... #causes #cardiology
Commotio Cordis 
- Commotio cordis occurs when an object strikes the chest over the heart. It
It can cause sudden ... commotio cordis risk ... Commotio #Cordis #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Cardiology #Sudden
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acquired Risk ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison