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Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... K), H. pylori test ... country), thyroid function ... test, ANA (e.g. ... #hematology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... including liver function ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup ... diagnosis #testing #Rheumatology
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
→ Spectrum of Disease ... Ratio Step 1: Clinical ... with a focused clinical ... #Stewardship #ultrasound ... #management #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... decreased glycosylated fraction ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... /or suspicious clinical ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound
Ledderhose disease (plantar fibromatosis) on POCUS

Rheumatology @Rheumatology

#Ledderhose #disease #POCUS #MSK #ultrasound #clinical #plantar #fibromatosis
Ledderhose disease ... @Rheumatology ... #Ledderhose #disease ... #POCUS #MSK #ultrasound ... #clinical #plantar
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... • Immunologic Workup ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... #Summary #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 ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... is a skin prick test ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Fever is the main clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver function ... tests ↑ AST ↑ ALT ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology