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Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
Management of interstitial ... lung disease (ILD ... systemic sclerosis (SSc ... #lungdisease #ILD ... #indications #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
activity Anti-Ro/SSA ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Treatment: • ... #rheumatology #management
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... proteolysis: Severe aortic ... #treatment #hematology
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD ... fatigue despite clinical ... folate if on MTX or SSZ ... fatigue despite disease ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... infections • Lyme disease ... ’s hereditary optic ... MRI lesions and clinical
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... treat infectious diseases ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... SLE • Mikulicz syndrome ... salivary ducts Clinical ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... stages #diagnosis #management
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
rheumatoid lung disease ... due to alveolar syndrome ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #HRCT #POCUS #Lung
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management