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Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
and peptic ulcer disease ... adynamic bone disease ... bone turnover disease ... decrease iron and ESA
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
and peptic ulcer disease ... additional Fe, decrease ESA
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Autoantibodies and their Disease ... Anti-Sm - SLE Anti-SSA ... Endomyseal antibody (EMA ... (TTG) - Celiac disease ... #Associations #diseases
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-reactive Protein (CRP)
Here is a graphic on ESR and CRP. What
Sedimentation Rate (ESR ... is a graphic on ESR ... What can cause an ESR ... always correlate to disease ... @AnnKumfer #ESR
Complications Following Myocardial Infarction
Heart Failure - Ineffcient pumping of the heart.  Can be acute or
Associated with a high ESR ... Supraventricular (esp
Myelodysplastic syndromes current treatment algorithm 2018.

From Blood Cancer Journal, Published 24 May 2018

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are
are to reduce disease-associated ... and the risk of disease ... cardiovascular or pulmonary disease ... erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
dosing if liver disease ... • 5-ASA = Budesonide ... effective • PO 5-ASA ... extended-release 5-ASA ... when switching 5-ASA
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
• Celiac Disease ... • Mucosal Disease ... Ileal Crohn's Disease ... CBC, albumin, ESR ... • Whipple's Disease
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Anti-Ro/SSA ... connective tissue disease ... 90% • Anti-GBM disease ... #rheumatology #diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
with more severe disease ... Used to monitor disease ... activity Anti-Ro/SSA ... with more severe disease ... Treatment: • Mild disease