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Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation and ... Cell Crises Clinical ... #Hematology #SickleCell ... Manifestations #Workup #Algorithm
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Summary • Epidemiology ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... of SLEEvolution ... #Summary #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... Prognosis: Usually mild ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... of SLEEvolution ... comparison #table #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Autoimmune diseases: SLE ... inhibitors under evaluation ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary ... #rheumatology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Cardiomyopathy - Summary ... exclude other causes ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
SAPHO Syndrome Summary ... Rheumatic pain Clinical ... Rule out other causes ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
reticular densities caused ... Whenever you see ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary WHAT ... disease of unknown cause ... • An evaluation ... #Rheumatology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm