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Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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Hemolytic Anemia 1) DIAGNOSE ... autoantibodies: positive ... → schizocytes, Positive ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... - Anti-dsDNA - Positive ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Pathophysiology - Warm vs Cold AIHA
Warm AIHA:
 - 70%; IgG mediated
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mediated - DAT: IgG positive ... , C3 positive or ... IgG negative, C3 positive ... Pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #hematology
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
lateral decubitus position ... Lower limbs should ... patient in a sitting position ... guidance in a prone position ... LumbarPuncture #Management
Illustrations showing elements of a shoulder assessment. Also included on a shoulder assessment would be determination
elements of a shoulder ... included on a shoulder ... is a positive test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #RotatorCuff #Shoulder
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis

Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer @AnnKumfer

#GiantCell #Temporal #Arteritis #Diagnosis #Management #GCA #rheumatology
Temporal #Arteritis #Diagnosis ... #Management #GCA ... #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

#Thrombotic #Microangiopathy #TMA #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #hematology
Microangiopathy (TMA) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Microangiopathy #TMA #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #hematology
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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Approach to a Positive ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Antibiotic Susceptibility Table for Routine Gram Positive Infections

*** AUTHOR UPDATE NOTE 3/2019: TMP/SMX should, at best,
for Routine Gram Positive ... /2019: TMP/SMX should ... Infections #Coverage #Management
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - ED Management ... glenoid) • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics