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Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... of Acute Gout ... #Medications #Treatment ... #Management #AAFP ... #Rheumatology
Gout Management in CKD
 • Colchicine
 • NSAID
 • Glucocorticoid
 • ACTH
 • Interleukin-1 Inhibitors

#Gout #Management
Gout Management ... Inhibitors #Gout ... #Management #CKD ... #rheumatology # ... treatment #comparison
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout ... flares/year 2) Gouty ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #ULT ... #rheumatology
Medications for Prevention of Chronic Gout
Colchicine (Colcrys)
Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
Probenecid
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors:
 - Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
 - Febuxostat (Uloric)
#Chronic
Prevention of Chronic Gout ... Uloric) #Chronic #Gout ... #Medications #Treatment ... #Management #AAFP ... #Rheumatology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... although generally done ... #management #treatment
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group

< 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... Diagnosis, causes and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... • Bone marrow ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #treatment #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
, Biological + Bone ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary ... #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
: • Recurrent infections ... with hypocellular bone ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Must rule out other ... susceptibility, infectious ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment