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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
and Reduction in HbA1c ... Elevation == Decreased ... End-stage renal disease ... Elevation #Reduction #HbA1c ... #Increase #Decrease
I’M DAMN SHARP - Lupus Diagnosis Mnemonic
I  	 Immunoglobulins (Anti-dsDNA, Anti-Sm, Anti-phospholipid)
M 	 Malar Rash
D
Anti-phospholipid) M Malar Rash ... D Discoid Rash ... Pleuritis) H Hematologic ... Arthritis R Renal Disease ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... arthritis, Skin rash ... Hyperferritinemia, decreased ... autoinflammatory diseases ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Characteristic rash of dermatitis herpetiformis
#Clinical #Photo #Dermatology #SkinRash #Dermatitis #Herpetiformis #Celiac #Disease
Characteristic rash ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... Herpetiformis #Celiac #Disease
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
	•
Joint Pain Rash ... infection Malar rash ... infection • Lyme disease ... migrans • Lyme disease ... Sarcoidosis • Crohn's disease
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
Onset Still's Disease ... - Typical skin rash ... non-pruritic, salmon-pink rash ... - Inflammatory disease ... #Major #Minor #Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
PT, aPTT(liver disease ... , decrease vit K ... bypass), LFT (liver disease ... or if a primary hematologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Algorithm for Diagnosis of the Vesiculobullous Rash

Febrile, Diffuse Distribution:
 - Varicella,  Smallpox,  Disseminated, Gonococcal,
Vesiculobullous Rash ... Hand Foot & Mouth Disease ... Vesiculobullous #Vesicular #Rash ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Still's Disease: Characteristic rash seen in the adult form of this disease. 
Photo credit, Josh Fierer,
Still's Disease: ... Characteristic rash ... adult form of this disease ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology
Spider Angioma: Dialated superficial arterioles, most commonly associated with advanced liver disease.

Charlie Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD
advanced liver disease ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... #Rash #Spider #