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Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... serum rheumatoid factor ... #classification ... #rheumatology #
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis ... neuropathy • Type ... Dialysis (%) - 5% Factors ... #Management #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... normal in mild cases ... Establish hemophilia type ... Chronic Management ... #treatment #hematology
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... Diagnosis and Management ... vascular risk factors ... • Secondary Causes ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
insoluble globulin - Factor ... depletion of clotting factors ... Divided Into Two Types ... malignancies, vasculitis ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
and HIV (if risk factors ... infections are common causes ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... Rheumatoid factor ... cryoglobulinemias (types
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
, small-vessel vasculitis ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... tumor necrosis factor ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorders (PTLD)
Definition: Lymphoid and/or plasmacytic proliferations that occur as a result of immunosuppression in
population Risk Factors ... by transplant type ... Diagnosis and classification ... to 50% of PTLD cases ... oncology #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... of neurologic/cognitive ... precipitating factors ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Management
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
and HIV (if risk factors ... infections are common causes ... for ANCA-related vasculitis ... 10) Rheumatoid factor ... cryoglobulinemias (types