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Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
response to the drug ... #treatment #medications ... #table #pharmacotherapy ... #hematology #warfarin ... #dosing
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Using fluorescence ... (MCTD), Drug-induced ... Idiopathic Arthritis, Drug-Induced ... Biliary Cirrhosis, Drug-Induced ... ANA #patterns #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Association with disease ... also be measured using ... SLE (60-70%) & drug-induced ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #table #ANA
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... extremities Drug ... • Antihistone: Drug ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Systemic lupus ... ) • Sepsis • Drug-induced ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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Lupus Erythematosus ... for 1 year of treatment ... SLE #Systemic #Lupus ... #pharmacology # ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
Infection and Disease ... Please refer to the table ... dosing recommendations ... Guidelines for dosing ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Complex in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Disseminated
Disseminated MAC Disease ... please refer to Table ... 5 for dosing recommendation ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology