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Telescoping Fingers on Physical Exam

A 69-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented for the treatment of severe
Exam A 69-year-old ... presented for the treatment ... Telescoping #Fingers #PhysicalExam ... RheumatoidArthritis #Clinical ... #Video #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
diagnosis: 70 years old ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... • No bleeding risk ... validated for VTE treatment ... studies suggest net clinical ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
may be normal in mild ... Classify severity Treatment ... by a hemophilia treatment ... that ↑ bleeding risk ... #hematology
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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bleeding disorder Clinical ... platelet count (mild ... factor VIII) Treatment ... Disease #Diagnosis #Hematology
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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) Approach • MILD ... - 6.4 mmol/L - Treatment ... guided by clinical ... ECG and rate of rise ... prevent further rise
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
kirschneri, noguchii) Risk ... Presentation: • Mild ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Mild-to-Moderate ... Nissle • VSL#3: ↑ clinical ... long-term dosing given risk ... Moderate #Algorithm #treatment ... #IBD
Allergic Rhinitis
Mild to severe persistent nasal mucosal inflammation to specific allergic triggers
WHO? 
 • 1 in
Allergic Rhinitis Mild ... Recurrent Exposures Risk ... Conjunctivitis Clinical ... Inflamed Turbinates Treatment ... : • Mild/Episodic