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Proposed Treatment Algorithm for MAS / HLH

#MAS #HLH #Hemophagocytic #Lymphohistiocytosis #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Hematology
Proposed Treatment ... Algorithm for MAS ... / HLH #MAS # ... Lymphohistiocytosis #Management #Treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Complications: MAS ... Visceral, DIC, TMA ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Chest pain, good story, but nonspecific ECG? Do a bedside echo: regional WMAs support your case
echo: regional WMAs ... Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #WMAs
Neuromodulators for Disorders of Gut Brain Interactions (DGBIs)
SSRIs - When anxiety, depression, and phobic features are
prominent with DGBls TCAs ... - First-line treatment ... sleep SNRls - Treatment ... side effects from TCAs ... preclude treatment
Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS
Echocardiogram images with outlined regional wall motion abnormality territories of A) PSLAX B) PSAX, and C)
Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #WMAs
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... TTP from other TMA ... (vs. secondary TMA ... HUS) Treatment ... soon as TTP is
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Activation Syndrome (MAS ... cytokines, such as ... manifestation of MAS ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Plasma exchange #MAS
This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
determine what treatments ... may be beneficial ... clinical #management #treatment
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the Treatment ... Nonpharmacologic Treatments ... Pharmacologic Treatments ... 100 mg, up to max ... by 25 mg up to max