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Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
relative with DM2 ... associated with DM ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... • Secondary Causes ... Management #algorithm #DM2
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Bladder (Medication, DM ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) during CPR on POCUS

Still not sure about intra-arrest POCUS? Here is "just
Abdominal Aortic ... during CPR on POCUS ... Woman with HTN, DM ... POCUS done with ... RJonesSonoEM #Abdominal
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... dysfunction, Goiter Abdominal ... Ascites, Intra-abdominal ... acidosis (eg, DM ... Acute #Chronic #Causes
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
74% of anti-MDA5 DM ... lesser extent, DM ... Dermatomyositis • Anti-MDA5 DM ... Men • ~50% of cases ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Scl70 (in some cases ... - SjS, SLE, DM ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... pattern: - PBC, DM ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
necrosis, Charcot (DM2 ... Like in this case ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Insulin resist + DM ... peripheral (bronchial/abdominal ... Pegvisomant) ± D2 ... or refractory cases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Drugs, Unknown cause ... Etoposide/VP16 (100 mg/m2 ... ) : in case of emergency ... , ICU in case of ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... factors, including DM ... tissue necrosis ceases ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics