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Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... HIT laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT ... #Heparin #Induced
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Heparin Induced ... : • Clinical Suspicion ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR ... HIV-infected patients should ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Presentation - Cold-Induced ... Acrocyanosis (Cold-induced ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
hands/feet, knees, shoulders ... joint effusions, reduced ... • Ultrasound Diagnosis ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... #management #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... vs SLE Drug Induced ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
60-70%) & drug-induced ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... suspected, tests ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Sepsis • Drug-induced ... Liver function tests ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and molecular diagnostic ... treatment should ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Please refer to the table ... Prevention #Treatment #management