Template:Lower respiratory zoonotic infections: Difference between revisions

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*[[Influenza]] A
*[[Influenza]] A
*[[Hantavirus]]
*[[Hantavirus]]
*Wegener's granulomatosis
*Goodpasture's syndrome


==Labs and Imaging==
==Labs and Imaging==

Revision as of 01:35, 10 April 2017

Lower Respiratory Zoonotic Infections

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

  • 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