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Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Torsades de Pointes - Management ... Macrolides and quinolones ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... after load: 0.5-1 ... TorsadesdePointes #TDP #Management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... Pulmonary: pleural effusion ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
AM stiffness, >1 ... nodules, joint effusions ... Ultrasound Diagnosis: CLINICAL ... exam and imaging Treatment ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... Age 20-40, F:M 9:1 ... • Clinical Manifestations ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Summary #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... defect (Type 1) ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
immunophenotype Clinical ... Manifestations: 1) ... Agents: 1) ... Leukemia #oncology #hematology ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diagnosis and Management ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... : clindamycin, quinolones ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... • Clinical Manifestations ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... HoTN, edema and effusions ... symptoms, or> 1 ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... differential #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment