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Health Maintenance Checklist for Adult IBD Patients

Vaccine Preventable Diseases: Influenza (inactive), Pneumococcal PCV13, Pneumococcal PPSV23, Tdap,
Vaccine Preventable Diseases ... Screenings: DEXA Scan, PPD ... inflammatory #bowel #disease
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
consistent with old TB disease ... • kidney disease ... Criteria #Thresholds #PPD
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD ... extremities Schamberg Disease ... occasionally #PPD
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Primary Tuberculosis Disease ... Progressive lung disease ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... from disseminated disease
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Chronic kidney disease ... Primary Tuberculosis Disease ... Progressive lung disease ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... from disseminated disease
Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Peripheral Arterial Disease Assessment Algorithm

Early Revascularization vs Conservative Care

Workup:
 • Arterial doppler
Peripheral Arterial Disease ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Ulcer #Arterial #Disease ... #PAD #Diagnosis
Oral Antihypertensive Medications - Selection by Comorbidities
Comorbidities: 
 • Stable Angina, HFpEF, HFrEF, AFib, TAA/Marfan, Aortic
CKD, DM, ESRD, PKD ... Opioid Withdrawal, PAD ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
ACE Trial: Randomized controlled trial of Ceftriaxone and doxycycline, with or without metronidazole, for the treatment
treatment of acute PID ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #PID ... #inflammatory #disease
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Connective tissue disease ... pancreatitis, PUD ... endometriosis, PID
Approach to Von Willebrand disease (VWD)

By Matthew Ho, MD PhD @MatthewHoMD

#VWD #Von #Willebrand #VonWillebrand #disease #hematology
Von Willebrand disease ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... VonWillebrand #disease