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Medications for Treatment of Acute Gout
 - NSAIDs
 - Colchicine (Colcrys)
 - Corticosteroids
#Acute #Gout #Medications #Treatment
Medications for Treatment ... of Acute Gout ... Corticosteroids #Acute ... #Medications #Treatment ... Management #AAFP #Rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
→ Refer to hematology ... : Acute blood loss ... , Acute hemolysis ... infections, TB, Acute ... Severe trauma, Acute
Approach to Gout
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis! Needle-shaped, negative birefringent crystals
Treatment:
 • Weight loss, diet, d/c culprit
Diagnosis: r/o septic arthritis ... medications • Acute ... • Colchicine: Acute ... and chronic treatment ... #ULT #rheumatology
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
neutrophil in a case ... of acute myeloid ... Dysplastic neutrophils are ... AML #Clinical #Hematology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
in the Hands Acute ... interphalangeal joints in acute ... seen in the acute ... Acute inflammation ... #Types #Rheumatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Infectious: • Acute ... Non malignant hematologic ... effect following treatment ... states • Non-hematologic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... refractory disease Arthritis ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
Acute promyelocytic ... morphologic features are ... #Auer #Rods #Acute ... APML #Pathology #Hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... • Supportive care ... progress to MDS or acute ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
transformation to acute ... Conservative/supportive care ... only curative treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology