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Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
his left eye for 1 ... He received a diagnosis ... the first day of treatment ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
orbital pain, (Sub ... )acute: a few hours ... Unilateral • Signs ... Methylprednisolone (MP) 1 ... #rheumatology #
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
therapy; after 1 ... week of treatment ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis ... #ringworm #derm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... equivocal • CT ... • KUB ↓↓Sens ... • Flex-Sig: If ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
to Manifest: 1. ... double contour sign ... • Dual-energy CT ... in a year • 1 ... #rheumatology
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
disease states 1. ... used to diagnose ... Pseudogout: Treatment ... attacks • Long-term ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology