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Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
Hydroxychloroquine Serum ... Hydroxychloroquine #HCQ #Serum ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
HUS), Serum creatinine ... management #treatment #rheumatology ... #hematology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
are Igs in the serum ... the presence of serum ... cryoglobulins • Elevated serum ... level • Low serum ... classification #rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
lymph node), high serum ... eosinophilia, ↑ serum ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Classification of Vasculitis 
Vasculitis of large vessels 
 - Arteritis temporalis (giant-cell arteritis) 
 - Takayasu
diseases - serum ... Vessels #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... measured on frozen serum ... tests (LFTs) and a serum ... saturation of serum ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
plasma and not in serum ... precipitate in serum ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Diagnosis of IgA Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein Purpura) - French Vasculitis Study Group 

1) Suggestive clinical manifestations
- Elevated serum ... HSP #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
concomitant infection Serum ... nephrolithiasis, serum ... allergic reactions • Serum ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
CRP, ACE, Ca, serum ... diagnosis #causes #rheumatology