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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
PMN > 250 cells/mL ... stain/culture Management ... SBP #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... Usual therapeutic management ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
with urticarial rash ... Rash: • Nonpruritic ... Ferritin >3000 ng/mL ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
concentration: > 750ng/mL ... probably < 1500ng/mL ... malabsorption) if < 200ng/mL ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
Mean eGFR - 39.5 mL ... /min • <60 mL/ ... follow-up • eGFR ml ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Management ... #Rheumatology #
Jaccoud's Arthropathy on Physical Examination

Deforming non-erosive arthropathy characterized by ulnar deviation of the second to fifth
changes as in the video ... #Arthropathy #MCP ... Ulnar #clinical #video ... physicalexam #hands #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
arthritis, Skin rash ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
(blue-purple) rash ... • Erythematous rash ... dorsal part of the MCP ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
with about 25 mL ... plasma and 100 mL ... ; some WBC; 50 mL ... Contents #Volume #Hematology ... #Management #Table
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
DNA (>10^6 IU/mL ... DNA (<2000 IU/mL ... DNA (>10^6 IU/mL ... #Indications #management ... #hepatology