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Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Gout Management ... in CKD • Colchicine ... Inhibitors #Gout #Management ... #CKD #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Muscular: normal CK ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Contraception and CKD
Preferred Contraception in kidney disease: Intrauterine devices and progesterone only methods
Avoid combined progesterone/estrogen pills

#Contraception
Contraception and CKD ... Contraception in kidney disease ... Contraception #CKD ... #management #treatment
Patient factors influencing the selection Of glucose-lowering drugs Other than SGLT2i and metformin in T2D and
cardiovascular disease ... : CKD. chronic ... kidney disease, ... #Diabetes Management ... in CKD #management
Algorithmic Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework by MCV

Microcytic (MCV < 80) "TAILS":
 • Thalassemia
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Aplastic anemia, CKD ... Non-megaloblastic: Liver disease ... MCV #Algorithm #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
    -
Diagnosis and Management ... Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... (CKD) - Metabolism ... endocrinology #differential
Expected DAT Results in Autoimmune Hemolysis
DAT Negative Hemolysis
 • DAT Poly ( - ), IgG (
), IgG ( - ), C3d ... ), IgG ( + ), C3d ... Cold agglutinin disease ... ), IgG ( - ), C3d ... Autoimmune #Hemolysis #hematology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Splenomegaly - CTD ... EGPA - MPA • CTD ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #rheumatology #
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Upper GI Bleed - Management ... Concern for Liver Disease ... • Peptic Ulcer Disease ... idiopathic, liver, CTD ... UGIB #GIBleed #Differential