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Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Direct antiglobulin test ... #Management #Algorithm ... #hematology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
approach to the diagnosis ... and initial management ... HIT laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... Management: • ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... guide etiology & management ... - RUQ ultrasound ... Liver function test ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
narrowing) • Ultrasound ... Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... DIAGNOSIS based ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #diagnosis ... #management #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... specific laboratory tests ... Related #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #phenotypes ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
An ultrasound over ... What is the best ... management would ... Elbow #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Ortho