1713 results
Autoimmune Hepatitis - Testing Algorithm
Individual Tests:
 • F-Actin (Smooth Muscle) Antibody, IgG by ELISA with Reflex
• Liver/Kidney Microsome ... -1 Antibody, IgG
Lung Microbiome - The dysbiosis-inflammation cycle. Inflammation of the airways alters environmental growth conditions of airway
Lung Microbiome ... conditions of airway microbiota ... in a disordered microbiome ... #Lung #Microbiome
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... CDI • Fecal Microbiota
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
Dermatol. 2018;138(1) ... Role of the Gut Microbiota ... Venereol. 2019;99(1) ... Res. 2012;138(1)
NAFLD / NASH Progression Timeline
Healthy Liver → NAFLD/NASH → 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic NASH → 0.3-2.6%/year →
Polymorphisms, Gut microbiota
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
3 mechanisms 1. ... Microbiome ( ↓ diversity
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Heart Failure 1 ... H Hypertension 1 ... Diabetes Mellitus 1 ... A Age >65 1 ... Category Female 1
Likelihood Ratios - Probability
Remember 2/5/10 and 15/30/45:
 • LR of 2 increases the probability by 15%
by 45% Remember 1/ ... 2, 1/5, and 1/10 ... • LR of 1/2 decreases ... by 15% • LR of 1/ ... by 30% • LR of 1/
Rheumatoid Arthritis - 2020 ACR-EULAR Classification
≥ 6 of 10 points = definite RA
Joint Involvement:
Involvement: 1 ... large joints - 1 ... points 1-3 small ... joints (at least 1 ... (need at least 1)
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
100 Wide (1) ... - Regular (1) ... Irregular (1) ... - HR < 60 (1) ... / Mobitz - , 3:1,