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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Differential #diagnosis #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

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

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes ... Occlusion of small to medium-sized ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes ... cryoglobulinemia vasculitis Clinical ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... , Median age 50 ... Relapsing-remitting course +++ Clinical ... filling +++ (risk of pulmonary ... #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... IgG4 #Related #Disease ... management #phenotypes #workup ... #treatment #rheumatology