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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
Differential Diagnosis - Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)

IMADE mnemonic:
 • Infection
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune (Rheumatologic)
(FUO) IMADE mnemonic ... Malignancy • Autoimmune ... diagnosis #IMADE #mnemonic
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
- BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... Coagulopathy Autoimmune ... Hemoptysis #BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic
Mnemonics - Organophosphate Toxin Poisoning
#Diagnosis #Toxicology #Organophosphate #Cholinergic #Toxidrome #Poisoning #SLUDGE #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
Mnemonics - Organophosphate ... SLUDGE #DUMBBELLS #Mnemonic
RLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic ... Acquired Anomaly A - Autoimmune ... RLQ #VINDICATE #Mnemonic
RUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic ... Acquired Anomaly A - Autoimmune ... RUQ #VINDICATE #Mnemonic
LUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic ... Acquired Anomaly A - Autoimmune ... LUQ #VINDICATE #Mnemonic
LLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic ... Acquired Anomaly A - Autoimmune ... LLQ #VINDICATE #Mnemonic
Epigastric Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic ... Acquired Anomaly A - Autoimmune ... #VINDICATE #Mnemonic
The causes of Pancreatitis 
The mnemonic "l Get Smashed" 
is often found to be helpful. 

Idiopathic
Pancreatitis The mnemonic ... Steroids Mumps Autoimmune ... #Pancreatitis #Mnemonic