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Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
(Inherited thrombophilias ... cancer screening, CBC ... Recurrent VTE → Inherited ... years of age → Inherited ... hematology #diagnosis #algorithm
Janeway Lesion: Flat, painless, erythematous lesions seen on the palm of this patient's hand. While
frequently associated
the result of an infected ... Photo credit, Josh ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Suggested algorithm for follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification Model. CBC,
Suggested algorithm ... significance (MGUS) Mayo Clinic ... CBC, complete blood ... MGUS #Followup #algorithm
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
treatment, an infected ... Tertiary #syphilis #clinical ... #photo
Interstitial keratitis in Tertiary Syphilis

Interstitial keratitis, which is an inflammation of the cornea’s connective tissue elements,
treatment, an infected ... Tertiary #syphilis #clinical ... #photo
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
Gottron’s papules • Inverse ... auricular papules Clinical ... Decreased CD4 ... + and CD8+ T cell ... +/CD8+ ratio are
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... comorbidities: • CBC ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
- CBC with differential ... diagnostics as clinically ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma cruzi Life Cycle
1) Triatomine bug takes a blood meal (passes metacyclic trypomastigotes in
other cells of infected ... Clinical manifestations ... trypomastigotes ingested ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Primary Syphilis
Usually, a single ulcer (chancre) appears at the site where the bacteria entered the body.
person remains infected ... Chancres #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Photo