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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... tophi 3) Radiographic ... #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Algorithm 1. ... Rule out infection ... coverage if needed 3. ... #Algorithm #treatment ... #hepatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... soft tissues 3. ... gout treatment; ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
Acute ED Migraine ... : Acute migraine ... • Melatonin 3- ... #Migraine #management ... #algorithm #treatment
Gout - Management
Acute Gout Flare
 1) colchicine, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids
 2) Anakinra (IL-1 inhibitor)
When to Start Urate
Gout - Management ... Acute Gout Flare ... 3) 2+ gout flares ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... Diagnosis (2 of 3) ... Imaging findings Workup ... Check out https: ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... diagnosis and treatment ... Step 3: All patients ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
between these 3 ... which all carry treatment ... hormones that work ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment
Scleroderma Renal Crisis (SRC)

Clinical Presentation of Scleroderma Renal Crisis:
1) Acute kidney injury
2) Abrupt onset of hypertension
3)
Renal Crisis: 1) Acute ... hypertension 3) ... diagnosis and rule out ... #nephrology #diagnosis ... #management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
pruritus • Hematologic ... itchy areas. 3. ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis ... #Nephrology #CKD