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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
SLE) - Diagnosis and ... Management Summary ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Workup: - ANA ... life-threatening • Treatment
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Scoping Summary
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (VARICEAL-B):
V - Vasoconstrictor therapy: (Octreotide 50mcg bolus
Bleeding - Scoping Summary ... PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ... Resuscitation/Restrictive (Critical ... >120 refer to AGA ... Varices #Bleeding #Summary
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Management Summary ... • Children (age ... routine O&P • Clinical ... -AFB is not clear ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... pregnancy, maternal age ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... exertion, orthopnea, PND ... #cardiology #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Management Summary ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... shoe size, ↑ heel-pad ... MRI+contrast Management ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Management Summary ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... 20mmHg in patients aged ... room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... Acid-fast staining, NAA ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
Achalasia Summary ... Chagas disease) Clinical ... Three clinical features ... loss (>6.8 kg) • Age ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management