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Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
concentration: > 750ng/mL ... probably < 1500ng/mL ... Best indications ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... #pharmacology #
Mechanisms of Drug-Induced Hyperkalemia 
 • Direct renin inhibitor (Aliskiren)
 • Renin release inhibition (NSAIDs, Beta-Blockers)
• Exogenous (KCL ... #hyperkalemia #differential ... pathophysiology #pharmacology ... #potassium #medications
Drug Induced Uveitis - Medications Associated with Uveitis

#DrugInduced #Uveitis #Medications #Rheumatology #Pharmacology #Differential #Causes
Induced Uveitis - Medications ... DrugInduced #Uveitis #Medications ... #Rheumatology # ... Pharmacology #Differential
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 ... Finger #Ulnar #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #hands #rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... family history - Medications ... changes), high MCV ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
100 Dosing: 250 mcg ... increase to 500 mcg ... the use of this medication ... won’t have any clinical ... #Pharmacology #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... involvement Differential ... Malignancies (eg CML ... #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... aseptic meningitis), MCC ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
MCP Joint Injection

Injection of 2nd MCP that is swollen and subluxed and approached laterally near the
MCP Joint Injection ... Injection of 2nd MCP ... Janetbirdope #MCP ... Joint #Injection #clinical ... #video #rheumatology
Thumb Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joint Injection

Pull thumb to open joint space. Go lateral or medial whichever side
Metacarpophalangeal (MCP ... Metacarpophalangeal #MCP ... Injection #steroid #clinical ... #video #rheumatology