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Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... • Autoimmune diseases ... #classification ... #rheumatology #
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Type 2 Diabetes ... • Secondary Causes ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease ... #DMII #Classification
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type ... anatomic shunt (Type ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... TYPE IV RTA, TYPE ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Diagnosis #Management
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... advanced liver disease ... • Caused by splanchnic ... Classification: ... HRS-AKI (formerly Type
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
immunologically mediated diseases ... Sarcoidosis • Behcet disease ... Antibodies to type ... Polychondritis #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... caused by uncontrolled ... Types of HLH • ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... #Hematology #HemeOnc