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Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
• Myalgia • Myositis ... myopathies such as ... muscle fibers Risk ... Pitavastatin Risk ... #management #treatment
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Attempt if high risk ... : >3 symptoms, or ... fluid overload, PCC ... #management #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
CNS symptoms (headache ... Reactive Arthritis, AS ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
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Timeline: • Minor ... Withdrawal Symptoms ... 3% - High risk ... #AWS #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential Diagnosis ... myopathies Diagnostic ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... #Myopathy #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
neuropathy, transverse myelitis ... effusion, INC risk ... Malignancy Risk ... #Rheumatology # ... Diagnosis #Management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... Thrombosis highest risk ... #Rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Rheumatologic ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... transplantation • MCC ... #Management #Infections