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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... Topical steroids • Prevention ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
emphasis placed on prevention ... then placed on prevention ... #heartfailure #chf ... #criticalcare # ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Moderate orbital pain ... lesions (b) • CSF ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... other auto-immune diseases ... #rheumatology #
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
Clarkson’s Disease ... paresthesia, abdominal pain ... - To treat disease ... flares: • Prevention ... #rheumatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Treponema pallidum Infections (Syphilis) to Prevent Disease in HIV-AIDS
Early Stage (Primary, Secondary,
Syphilis) to Prevent Disease ... Therapy: • Perform CSF ... pallidum #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology