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Algorithm for the evaluation of macrocytic anemia. (RBC = red blood cell; MMA = methylmalonic acid.)
Physicians
the most likely cause ... recovery also causes ... but undiagnosed, folate ... Macrocytic #Anemia #VitaminB12 ... #Folate #FolicAcid
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Abscess • Viral Medications ... • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
• Acromegaly Medications ... : • Corticosteroids ... endocrinology #causes
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
and Secondary Causes ... Hypertension Secondary Causes ... Exogenous • Corticosteroids ... licorice • Medications ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Drug-Induced Hypertension - Common Medications 

Corticosteroids (prednisone) 
Sympathomimetics (amphetamine, pseudoephedrine)
SNRl's (duloxetine, venlafaxine) 
Calcineurin Inhibitors (tacrolimus, cyclosporine)
Hypertension - Common Medications ... Corticosteroids ... hypertension, with medications ... ton of different medications ... most common drug classes
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid ... Digestive intolerance nausea ... recommended with other medications ... rare with ~100 cases ... adaptation needed in case
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#management #medications ... treatment #diagnosis #causes ... Topical corticosteroids ... Topical corticosteroids
Medications Contributing to Dysgeusia

Antimicrobial medicines	Macrolides, fluoroquinolones, ampicillin, metronidazole, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amphotericin B, terbinafine and other antimycotic
Medications Contributing ... Antiarrhythmic medications ... Anti-epileptic medications ... , corticosteroids ... Induced #Drugs #Causes
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
therapy, & systemic medications ... in most cases. ... intralesional corticosteroids ... superpotent topical corticosteroid
Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor (ICI) Induced Cardiotoxicity
Problem - Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are associated with
Corticosteroids ... requiring intravenous medications ... other potential causes