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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... breath sounds • Rales ... Lung Abscess Management ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
hallucinations, rashes ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #valleyfever #management ... #comparison #table
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... disseminated disease • Clinical ... involvement in >95% of cases ... extrapulmonary sites: skin ... Diagnosis • Management
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
effects in the treatment ... hallucinations, rashes ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... #pharmacology #management ... #treatment #coccidioides
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Methanol intoxication:
 • Accidental or intentional ingestion of adulterated
Alcohol Ingestion: Clinical ... methanol; rare cases ... diagnosis #toxicology #comparison ... #table #management ... #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... chills, muscle aches ... fungal stain of clinical ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... • Inner ear • Skin ... failure • Renal insufficiency ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management