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Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... are typically able ... #diagnosis #management ... cardiology #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
in the US each year ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Giant retinal tears ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
In both SK and AK ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... Stable patients ... echo in the last year ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... 2 attacks in a year ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Symptomatic: artificial tears ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management