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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... : • Treatment: ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome ... irrigation • Management ... • Liddle syndrome ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... oral ulcers in 12 ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... with or without cirrhosis ... ) on room air Treatment ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #treatment #hepatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
primary biliary cirrhosis ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... diagnosis and treatment ... Patients with cirrhosis ... causes of liver disease ... #diagnosis #management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... bilirubin despite 12 ... Stage & survey disease ... #Management #Treatment ... #hepatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... worsening of that disease ... progression of cirrhosis ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
• Stigmata of cirrhosis ... the left heart TREATMENT ... mortality rate of ~12% ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
IDSA Recommendations ... 50 mg weekly x 12 ... Tuberculosis #TB #IDSA ... #management #opportunistic ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology