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Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Colchicine: Acute and chronic ... treatmentChronic ... Damage 4) Urate nephropathy ... gout #diagnosis #management ... #rheumatology
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 • COPD Definition
 • Role of PFTs
 • COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive ... Pulmonary Disease ... - Evaluate symptoms ... COPD #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
bowel disease, Chronic ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... Myelopathy, Peripheral neuropathy ... , Optic neuropathy ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... of chronic obstructive ... of obstruction, symptom ... control persistent symptoms ... #Algorithm #Management
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... Initiative for Chronic ... indicate preferred treatment ... perceived level of symptoms ... #Management #Pulmonary
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Diagnosis and Management ... When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... PV #Diagnosis #Management ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Constitutional symptoms ... uw_IMresidency #CLL #Chronic ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... seizure, cranial neuropathy ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... #Signs #Symptoms
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Summary Overview: chronic ... knees, shoulders Signs ... & Symptoms: • ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #rheumatology