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Drugs Commonly Implicated as Triggers of Drug Induced Thrombocytopenia
#Diagnosis #Hematology #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #DrugInduced #Medications
Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #Thrombocytopenia ... #Differential #DrugInduced ... #Medications
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Diagnosis: r/o ... Needle-shaped, negative ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... #diagnosis #management ... treatment #ULT #rheumatology
Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia
The diagnosis of drug-induced thrombocytopenia can be made only by demonstrating resolution of thrombocytopenia once
Thrombocytopenia The diagnosis ... are initially diagnosed ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... #Differential #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Causes
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
- Differential Diagnosis ... Table Warm AIHA ... AIHA (7-8%) DAT-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #hematology
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Class Ia: The medications ... of AP are ruled out ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Drugs #DrugInduced ... #Medications #Classes
Who to test for BRCA 1/2?
Female Breast Cancer:
 • ≤ 45-50 years at diagnosis
 • Triple
45-50 years at diagnosis ... • Triple Negative ... cancers in this table ... factors in this table ... BRCA #testing #indications
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
birefringent crystals), Gout ... (negatively birefringent ... Septic arthritis #Diagnosis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
A toxidrome is a syndrome (set of symptoms) caused by specific medications or toxins.

There are 5
caused by specific medications ... methylphenidate (Ritalin) - Sedative-Hypnotic ... antihistamines #Diagnosis ... Toxidromes #Comparison #Table
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... duration), Several medications ... biopsy if: • Negative ... hepatitis #DILI #DrugInduced ... Liver #Injury #Diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
culture used to diagnose ... Metabolic syndrome • Medications ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis