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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 ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- MCA - ACA ... circulation - ASA ... Neurology #Diagnosis #Table
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 ... #Target #DOAC #Table
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
liver disease • 5-ASA ... combination PO/PR 5-ASA ... effective • PO 5-ASA ... extended-release 5-ASA ... when switching 5-ASA
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA ... ) ANA or Anti-NucIear ... • +ANA can be seen ... The higher the ANA ... • Pattern: The ANA
ANA Patterns and Associated Rheumatic Diseases:
 • Homogeneous: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Mixed connective tissue disease
ANA Patterns and ... Homogeneous: Systemic lupus ... , Drug-induced Lupus ... Speckled: Systemic lupus ... Antinuclear #Antibodies #ANA
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Symptoms Despite 5-ASA ... • Optimize 5-ASA ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... UC #Persistent #5ASA ... Treatment #Management #Algorithm
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
to think about lupus ... pericarditis (search ANA ... pleurisy (search ANA ... person (search ANA ... cytopenia (search ANA
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
cases, drug-dependent ... Workup: - ANA ... Discontinuation of causal ... Workup: - ANA ... sle #comparison #table
Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Current ACC/AHA ... ) as follows: ... aortic valve area (AVA ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... combination of an AVA