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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... presents as an acute ... • Infection should ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus
Benefits:
↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
Benefits: ↓ Disease ... - Cuteanous: acute ... , should be known ... #pharmacology #adverseeffects ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Diagnosis and Management ... screening for disease ... severity Treatment - Acute ... multidisciplinary care ... #treatment #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... axial (spine, shoulders ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Diagnosis and Management ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... ON: should be considered ... other auto-immune diseases ... #treatment #rheumatology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... presents with an acute ... motion in the shoulders ... PMR #Diagnosis #Management ... #Rheumatology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... antibodies, which are ... ANAs RF test should ... Screening Tests for Acute ... back pain) • HLA-B27
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... donors (due to anti-HLA ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
- Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... donors (due to anti-HLA ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
weird joints (shoulders ... Wrist, MCP or shoulder ... Syndrome: • A rare ... #Rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management