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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... by case) • Surgery ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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2) LOOK FOR a cause ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
suspected) • In case ... • Special cases ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology # ... levels #lupus #management
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophilia, 500-1,500 cells ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Therapy for AL Amyloidosis 2019 
 - Antibodies (Plasma cells) 
 - Proteasome Inhibitors 
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Antibodies (Plasma cells ... Medications #Therapies #Pharmacology ... #Management #Classes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... mmol/L - Consider cause ... Shift K+ into cells ... Prevention - Consider cause ... #Hyperkalemia #management
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology # ... treatment #medications ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
TCAs - First-line treatment ... early satiety nausea ... sleep SNRls - Treatment ... Neuromodulators #DGBIs #IBS #pharmacology ... #management
Treatment of Non-hepatitis C virus Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis - French Vasculitis Study Group

MONOCLONAL CRYOGLOBULINEMIA (TYPE 1) 
IgM
Treatment of Non-hepatitis ... Target plasma cells ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... #Rheumatology #