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Pruritus Treatment Algorithm for Hemodialysis Patients 

Non-PharmacoIogicaI Measures 
 • Use gentle soap e.g. Dove
Pruritus Treatment ... Algorithm for Hemodialysis ... except if other areas ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Uremic #Uremia
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
hyperkeratotic central areas ... after 1 week of treatment ... #clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Bronchial breath ... Bands > 15% • Uremia ... (blood urea nitrogen ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
wool, over itchy areas ... scratch the itchy areas ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis ... #Uremic #Uremia
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
in the endemic areas ... can be asymptomatic ... Treatment should ... in the endemic areas ... bancrofti #clinical #photo