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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... Ana Casanegra ... Aortic #Aneurysm #AAA
Thrombotic Microangiopathies In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Dr. Laurent ARNAUD @Lupusreference

#TMAs #Thrombotic #Microangiopathies #Systemic #Lupus #Erythematosus #SLE #hematology
Erythematosus #SLE #hematology ... #rheumatology #
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Disease Associations ANA ... Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
blood cells + ADA ... high specificity ADA ... lymphocytes % + ADA ... and specificity ADA ... and specificity ADA
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
- MCA - ACA ... circulation - ASA
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA ... #patterns #rheumatology
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
plus aspirin (ASA ... 3 months, but ASA ... monotherapy (2017 AHA ... bioprosthetic valve (2017 AHA
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
Antinuclear Antibody (ANA ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
(48-70%) Cold AHA ... Diagnosis #Table #hematology
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
Roman
ADP, adenosine diphosphate ... Coagulation #Cascade #Hematology