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Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... Management Summary Kawasaki ... Presentation: • Fever, Conjunctivitis ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... diagnossi #management #treatment
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
 - 
Bilateral conjunctivitis
 - 
Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... - Bilateral conjunctivitis ... hands/feet #Kawasaki
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Celiac disease, Kawasaki ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hematology
Mucocutaneous Findings Kawasaki’s Disease - Patients present with diffuse red rash and fever with lymphadenopathy, strawberry
Mucocutaneous Findings Kawasaki ... strawberry tongue, conjunctivitis ... Peds #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... #Medications #Treatment ... Management #AAFP #Rheumatology
Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Management #CKD #rheumatology ... #treatment #comparison
Rheumatoid Arthritis - ACR 2021 Guidelines
 - Low Disease Activity
 - Moderate to High Disease Activity
Tapering DMARDs - Treatment ... Guidelines #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... HUS) Treatment ... Purpura #management #treatment ... #rheumatology # ... hematology
Venous Thromboembolism Treatment Algorithm
Branch points: 
Active bleeding?  Active malignancy? Provoked?

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Management #VTE #DVT
Thromboembolism Treatment ... Thromboembolism #Treatment ... #Hematology #Anticoagulation
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Kawasaki Disease ... following: • Conjunctivitis ... Lymphadenopathy - Conjunctivitis ... Skin Rash #Kawasaki