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Our approach to the diagnosis and initial management of patients with suspected HIT. Our approach is
and initial management ... based primarily on clinical ... HIT laboratory tests ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #HIT
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... Erythematosus Clinical ... SEROSITIS - RENAL - NEUROLOGIC ... Direct Coombs’ test ... #Rheumatology #
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis ... #testing #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Giant retinal tears ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
: • Clinical Suspicion ... approach for post-test ... : Confirmatory test ... non-heparin A/C if clinical ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Susac Syndrome - Clinical Triad
 - Central nervous system dysfunction
 - Branch retinal artery occlusion
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Susac Syndrome - Clinical ... disease flares - 2-year ... SusacSyndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Management #Rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology # ... cerebritis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Fever is the main clinical ... Liver function tests ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology ... #Rheumatology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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Related Disease Clinical ... PET-CT Imaging (→ Diagnostic ... specific laboratory tests ... #management #phenotypes ... workup #treatment #rheumatology