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Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
Treatment of giant ... necrosis, stroke) Relapses ... • 1st relapse: Incr ... mg/jd • 2nd relapse ... arteritis #GCA #Treatment
Multiple Myeloma - Management Algorithms
 - Treatment Initiation
 - Frontline Treatment
 - First Relapse
 - Second
Algorithms - Treatment ... - Frontline Treatment ... - First Relapse ... Second or Higher Relapse ... #relapse #initiation
Figure 2: Sex differences in the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorders vary from higher incidence in
lifetime incidence of psychiatric ... #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Psychiatric #Disorders
Trauma & Stressor Related Psychiatric Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 - Adjustment Disorder - Development of
Stressor Related Psychiatric ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Psychiatry
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Withdrawal seizure, relapse ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
Global Alliance algorithm to improve outcomes in acne.
†With small nodules (>0.5–1 cm).
‡Consider physical removal of comedones.
§Second
course in case of relapse ... PrimaryCare #Acne #Treatment
Culture-Bound Syndromes found in DSM-5, published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). 
#Psychiatry #Diagnosis #CulturalCompetence #CultureBound
by the American Psychiatric ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
with response to treatment ... and relapse No ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... 0.6 mg/kg/day) - Relapse ... phenotypes #workup #treatment
Third Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) Example: Aripiprazole
Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist
 • Binds
then very quickly releases ... pharmacology #diagnosis #psychiatry
Serotonin Syndrome Diagnosis Algorithm

 #Diagnosis #Neurology #Psychiatry #SerotoninSyndrome #Algorithm #Hunters #Rule
Diagnosis #Neurology #Psychiatry