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Stress Dose Steroids - Indications and Dosing

SUPPRESSED HPA AXIS:
 prednisone >20mg/day x 3 weeks or more
Indications and Dosing ... #Indications #Dosing ... #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pharmacology
Erythroderma - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Extensive cutaneous capillary dilation, results in widespread exfoliation of the
Erythroderma - Diagnostic ... germinative skin cells ... Histamine 4) Skin-homing ... T-cells #Diagnosis ... #Dermatology #Rash
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
uncovered incidentally during ... Eosinophilia, 500-1,500 cells ... Hypereosinophilia, >1,500 cells ... #Differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #eosinophilia
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... similarly to mast cells ... which are released during ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
Htx) can occur during ... lymphocytes and plasma cells ... Hashitoxicosis #Hashimotos #Endocrinology ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Amiodarone Thyroid Complications
Amiodarone: 
 - iodine-rich, similar structure to T4, with half life up to 100d
thyroid follicular cells ... Complications #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #pharmacology
The coagulation cascade is shown, separated into different phases with their endogenous and pharmacological inhibitors shown.
During the initiation ... and endothelial cells ... clot #PT #PTT #diagnosis ... #models #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
mass • Rapidly rising ... blast cells - Blood ... : Granulocytic cells ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Insulin Calculations for Type 1 Diabetes 

Insulin-to-Carb Ratio (ICR) 500/TDD = #g of carbs covered by
calculations used in dosing ... The ICR tells us ... while the ISF tells ... Diabetes #DM1 #Pharmacology ... #Endocrinology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Diagnosis #Management