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Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
necrosis, stroke) Relapses ... • 1st relapse: Incr ... mg/jd • 2nd relapse ... vice-versa • >2 relapses ... Treatment #Management #Relapses
Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Definition • Pathophysiology ... Algorithm • Relapse
Multiple Myeloma - Management Algorithms
 - Treatment Initiation
 - Frontline Treatment
 - First Relapse
 - Second
Treatment - First Relapse ... Second or Higher Relapse ... oncology #treatment #relapse
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Drop Arm Test - ... Tear The drop arm ... unable to keep arms ... after the examiner releases ... PT_yuu_mizu628 #Drop #Arm
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
smooth muscle relaxes ... smooth muscle relaxes ... Post-cavernosal venules are ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology
Asthma: immunopathogenesis. 
Allergens attach to, and are taken up by, dendritic cells that he the respiratory
attach to, and are ... especially when they are ... cascade of events releases ... mediators that are ... immunopathogenesis #Pathophysiology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Withdrawal seizure, relapse ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
tumour B cells are ... treatment and relapse ... Classification #pathophysiology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology ... - Warm vs Cold ... AIHA Warm AIHA: ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Pathophysiology
Diabetes Pathophysiology and Medication Targets

The ominous octet is one concept that summarizes the different pathophysiologic pathways
Diabetes Pathophysiology ... the different pathophysiologic ... #Diabetes #Pathophysiology