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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies ... #Inflammatory #Myopathies ... Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... Managment #algorithm #Rheumatology ... #Differential
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic ... Anemia (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #hematology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Heparin, LMWH, warfarin ... - Malignancy, Autoimmune ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #hematology #deficiency
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
exclusion Necrotizing Autoimmune ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology # ... table
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
Managing warfarin ... INR Warfarin ... management #algorithm #pharmacology ... #medications #table ... decisionaid #cardiology #hematology
Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Elective Total Hip
MithuRheum #rheumatology ... guidelines #management #autoimmune ... #pharmacology # ... table
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Myositis and Myopathies ... BostonChiefs #Myositis #Myopathies ... #myopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Often hard to differentiate ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... EBV infection, Autoimmune ... Pylori) - Autoimmune ... #NonHodgkins #comparison ... #hematology