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A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
individual component: 1. ... Vascular Resistance #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Hypotensive
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Drug-induced SLE Anti-Jo-1 ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM ... Associations #diseases #diagnosis ... #table #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Antibodies: 1. ... Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... IV x 1 - Adjunct ... #management #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... Elimination (see Table ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... 5-10U reg IV + 1- ... #Management #Treatment
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Aldolase levels • EMG ... Ab • Anti-Jo-1 ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... enzymes • Anti-Jo-1 ... Other Diseases: • PBC