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*Wegener's granulomatosis
*Wegener's granulomatosis
*Goodpasture's syndrome
*Goodpasture's syndrome
==Labs and Imaging==
*Earliest lab abnormalities includes a decline in platelet count
*May also see an elevation in LDH, LFTs, and lactate later
*In HPS, the chest x ray shows diffuse bilateral interstitial edema that may resemble ARDS
*Decrese in albumin along with increases in H/H marks is a markeer of capillary leak in HPS
*The diagnostic triad in HPS includes thrombocytopenia, left shifted granulocytes, and immunoblast >10% of total lympoid series


==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
*Serologic test using ELISA assays are the gold standard used by the CDC
*Serologic test using ELISA assays are the gold standard used by the CDC
*Most patients have antiviral IgM when symptoms are present, IgG may also be positive later on
*Most patients have antiviral IgM when symptoms are present, IgG may also be positive later on

Revision as of 01:44, 10 April 2017

Lower Respiratory Zoonotic Infections

Diagnosis

  • Serologic test using ELISA assays are the gold standard used by the CDC
  • Most patients have antiviral IgM when symptoms are present, IgG may also be positive later on
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