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Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... of Acute Gout ... Corticosteroids #Acute ... #Medications #Treatment ... Management #AAFP #Rheumatology
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Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Algorithm Decreased WBCs ... Normal/lncreased WBCs ... • Acute Bleed ... ) - Abnormal RBCs ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
blood loss, Acute ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... infections, TB, Acute ... Severe trauma, Acute
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
birefringent crystals Treatment ... medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment ... #ULT #rheumatology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Blood Loss • Acute ... / Normochromic RBCs ... TIBC, Hypochromic RBCs ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Diagnosis Algorithm Acute ... o CML - bcr-able ... o Other bcr-able ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
with response to treatment ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... maintenance with GCs ... #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
transformation to acute ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
among size of RBCs ... reticulocytes (immature RBCs ... High in acute blood ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
neuropathy Treatment ... infection - GCs ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology