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IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
biliary, renal, lung ... PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... phase reactants, eosinophilia ... #management #phenotypes ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis ... Chest X-ray and lung ... ultrasound (exclude ... Pyridostigmine - New diagnosis ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Pain Eyes • Iritis ... • Interstitial lung ... Amyloidosis • Eosinophilic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
of arteries Management ... rule out other pathology ... #rheumatology # ... nephrology #diagnosis ... #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Point of Care Ultrasound ... ): Measure the cross ... of CO2 to the lungs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
migrate through the lungs ... larva migrans Diagnosis ... leukocytosis and eosinophilia ... Toxocariasis #Toxocara #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
joints (shoulders, wrists ... culture used to diagnose ... ≥2 attacks • Long-term ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections