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The GFR Clock for Staging CKD

Staging CKD is most frequently done by calculating the estimated glomerular
The GFR Clock for ... Staging CKD Staging ... Using the GFR clock ... @JustinBerk #Diagnosis ... #Nephro #CKD #EGFR
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
) - Diagnosis and ... Mucositis, Rash, Hand edema ... infections Diagnostic ... palms or soles, edema ... #management #treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... VBG (acidosis), CK ... caution in HTN & edema ... definitive guide to diagnosis ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
	•
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contact dermatitis (CD ... carcinoma • Multiple myeloma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... factors: Age>60, CKD ... with pulmonary edema ... : No • Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Common pattern: ↑CK ... ↑ESR, ↑CRP • Diagnosis ... inflammatory changes & edema ... weeks with above treatment ... muscle #Infarction #diagnosis
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Granulomatosis - Diagnosis ... syndrome: lip edema ... have or develop CD ... Granulomatosis #Diagnosis ... Management #Algorithm #treatment
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... Scleromyxedema (Dermato-neuro ... POEMS (Sclerotic myeloma ... Autoantibodies: • WAIHA • CAD ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Acromegaly - Diagnosis ... Mortality due to CVD ... Differential Diagnosis ... mixed adenoma, ↓(TFT ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
generalized subcutaneous edema ... without increasing CK ... Dermatomyositis: • ILD was diagnosed ... positive patients Treatment ... Dermatomyositis #diagnosis