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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Diagnosis: r/o ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... treatment • Chronic ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... cytopenias (ITP, AIHA ... AIHA, PRCA) • Treatment ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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- Symptoms of chronic ... , AIH diagnosis ... Management - Strong indications ... regarding need for treatment ... #Hepatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... cortical bone Treatment ... treatment; consider ... #treatment #rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
contact with cold air ... abdominal pain, diarrhea ... Atopic diseases, Chronic ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
chair, getting out ... DIAGNOSIS: • PMR ... for PMR is a chronic ... months (until the medication ... #Rheumatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... thrombocytopenia • AIHA ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Chronic CPP Crystal ... culture used to diagnose ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Medications ... , RTA Type IV, AI ... STOP offending medications ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
exclusion: always rule out ... Initiate empiric treatment ... bowel movements per ... #Management #treatment ... #hepatology