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Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
Autoimmune Myositis ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... after 2 years of treatment ... @AnnKumfer #Autoimmune ... Myositis #diagnosis #rheumatology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... compartment syndrome ... especially with AC ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
2019 EULAR recommendations for thrombosis in (Antiphospholipid Syndrome) APS
Venous Thrombosis - Arterial Thrombosis
INR Target
Duration
Recurrence

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... Venous Thrombosis - Arterial ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome ... #APS #management ... #hematology #treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... (IBS) - Management ... Symptoms: - Limited trial ... Irritable #Bowel #Syndrome ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... the result of an autoimmune ... Treatment: • ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... APS is a rare autoimmune ... to be present Treatment ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome ... APS #diagnosis #management
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - ... arterioles - Treatment ... David #Susac #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Rheumatology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... regarding need for treatment ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology