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Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... HUS), Serum creatinine ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management ... Abnormally low serum ... present, symptoms, signs ... #Management #Summary ... #treatment #hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... contents into serum ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... permeability Diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... cerebritis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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lymph node), high serum ... eosinophilia, ↑ serum ... #management #phenotypes ... #workup #treatment ... #rheumatology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... protein, culture • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient ... (SAAG): > 1.1 g ... #Hepatology #SAAG
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathophysiology: Autoantibody-mediated damage to epithelial basement membrane -> separation of
Bullous Pemphigoid - Diagnosis ... Summary Pathophysiology ... dermis Clinical Signs ... Bullous #Pemphigoid #Diagnosis ... #Management #dermatology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • Pathophysiology ... Migraine Triggers • Diagnosis ... #management #pharmacology ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Unilateral • Signs ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology #