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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... for secondary causes ... eosinophilia (common causes ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Treatment of giant ... dissection - 1 mg ... MTX or TCZ in case ... arteritis #GCA #Treatment ... #Indications #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... Etoposide/VP16 (100 mg ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... patient’s complete medical ... before beginning treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GH stimulates ... for adenoma • Medical ... (Lanreotide) ± GH ... or refractory cases ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
levels < than 50 mg ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
level (mean 58 mg ... epilepticus Treatment ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Types of Primary Medical Research

Primary medical research is categorized into three main fields: laboratorial, clinical, and
Types of Primary Medical ... Research Primary medical ... of diseases and treatments ... Epidemiologists focus ... to identify the cause
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... deteriorating on medical ... Serial TTE and close ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... management #cardiology #treatment