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Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Hypercoagulability ot Ca ... - MPN/PNH Anatomic ... Structural - Pelvic masses ... anticoagulation #hematology ... #differential #
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
0.7 mg/kg/day, ... dissection - 1 mg/kg ... MTX or TCZ in case ... #Treatment #Management ... #Indications #rheumatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
incidentally during medical ... for secondary causes ... signs or symptoms (eg ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and medium ... very remarkable w/differential ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemopericardium)- Differential ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... • MCTD, Lupus, GPA ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... diagnosis #msk #rheumatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... deteriorating on medical ... Serial TTE and close ... #cardiology #treatment
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... + MPO-ANCA MEDIUM ... and branches • GCA ... aortic aneurysm • Medium ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
recent DAN) • EMG ... Goodpasture's cause ... blood retum in serial ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... • EEG: With persistent ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management