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Thiopurine De-escalation and IBD - Management Algorithm
IBD Patient on Thiopurine Interested in Discontinuing Thiopurine
Assess Disease Activity:
and IBD - Management ... Assess Disease Activity ... Imaging/VCE, FCP, CRP ... , ESR • Active ... #Thiopurine #Deescalation
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
disease states Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... activate inflammatory ... Acute CPP Crystal ... #Gout #Comparison
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... exacerbation risk with escalation ... , COPD assessment ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
) Pathophysiology ... calcium to form CPP ... activate inflammatory ... Acute CPP Crystal ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... cough Pleuritic CP ... -> Miliary TB Can ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis (LTBI) Pathophysiology ... cough Pleuritic CP ... -> Miliary TB Can ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... TB #Diagnosis #Management