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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
Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis 
Risk Factors:
 • Age (almost never occurs before age 50) 
Clinical:
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cell) Arteritis Risk ... before age 50) Clinical ... loss (amaurosis fugax ... Arteritis #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
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
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
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
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Fungal Biomarkers ... component of many fungi ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... useful in high risk ... setting of GVHD) ID
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Prevotella • Fungal