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Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Severe Disease → Remission
) - Vasculitis Management ... oral or pulse IV GC ... with CYC over GC ... over GC alone ... Nodosa #Vasculitis #Management
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) and Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA) - ANCA Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021
ANCA Vasculitis Management ... +MTX over GC+RTX ... , GC+CYC, GC+AZA ... , GC+MMF or GC alone ... ANCA #Vasculitis #Management
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
) - Vasculitis Management ... by daily oral GC ... with TCZ over GC ... with MTX or GC ... GCA #Vasculitis #Management
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) - ANCA Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Active
ANCA Vasculitis Management ... (Can consider GC ... + MEP 2) GC ... + MTX, GC + AZA ... ANCA #Vasculitis #Management
Blakemore Tube Procedure Instructions

1) Resuscitate & Intubate  - After resuscitating. intubate with head of bed
) Label "G" on OG ... the tip of the OG ... BT. label the OG ... ) Label "E" on OG ... #Instructions #Management
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Line Strategy - GC ... When to start GC-sparing ... relapse: Incr GC ... received Which GC-Sparing ... GCA #Treatment #Management
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
I-methamphetamine (OTC ... short-chain alcohols, OTC
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
guanylate cyclase (sGC ... directly stimualtes sGC ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
to HDS, drugs, OTC ... medications, Hidden OTC