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Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip
Perioperative Management ... Antirheumatic Medication ... MithuRheum #rheumatology ... #medications #hold ... #pharmacology #table
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
Oral anti-hypertensives with relative fast onset of action (Hypertensive Emergency)

The key concern with oral antihypertensive agents
anti-hypertensives with relative ... you're up-titrating medications ... allow one dose of medication ... Hypertensive #Emergency #Management ... #Pharmacology #Table
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
For most indications ... #management #algorithm ... pharmacology #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Approach to Gout Diagnosis ... Needle-shaped, negative ... diet, d/c culprit medications ... #management #treatment ... #ULT #rheumatology
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
Approach to Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Differential Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

Suspected TMA: Unexplained thrombocytopenia + MAHA
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... normal • DAT negative ... #Management #Algorithm ... #hematology
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
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Anticoagulant Medications ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency