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Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
spondylitis - Sacroiliac ... the presence of anemia ... : HIV test, a rubella ... osteomalacia) • Sacroiliac ... ANA and RF (if clinical
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
prolonged bed rest ... the Journal of Clinical ... reasoning during clinical ... from accessing port ... pathophysiology #differential
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... include diabetes, anemia ... Commonly affects all ... seen in Reiter's syndrome ... Pathology #Diagnosis #Clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... or diagnostic tests ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... lactate and can act
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... erythematosus (ACLE ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Clinical Features ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia
Uremic frost on the forehead.

Full blown uremic syndrome of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is seldom seen
Full blown uremic syndrome ... which was present all ... over his body, ... area and other parts ... #clinical #Photo