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Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Diagnosis Diagnostic Criteria ... the following 4 criteria ... Abnormal pathergy test ... disease #Diagnosis #criteria ... #rheumatology
Hydroxychloroquine Serum Measurement in SLE
 • Terminal elimination half-life = 40 days ([HCQI reflects long-term intake)
if < 200ng/mL Best ... Special cases (e.g ... Measurement #SLE #rheumatology ... levels #lupus #management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
combined with various criteria ... negative Reller Criteria ... negative Bouza Criteria ... probably much higher (e.g ... is proposed: #Management
Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina
Definition / Epidemiology:
 • Rest angina attributed to coronary artery vasospasm.
 • Patients often
Epidemiology: • Rest ... changes on tele/ECG ... perform provocative tests ... Prinzmetal #Angina #cardiology ... #diagnosis #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Infection (eg ... Liver function tests ... Histopathologic criteria ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
DETROIT CARDIOGENIC SHOCK INITIATIVE ALGORITHM

INCLUSION CRITERIA
Acute Myocardial Infarction
 Ischemic Symptoms
 EKG and/or biomarker evidence of AMI
ALGORITHM INCLUSION CRITERIA ... Ischemic Symptoms  EKG ... DCSI #Initiative #Management ... #Cardiology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
5 of the below criteria ... Minor criteria include ... Prednisone 0.5-1mg/kg ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Cardiogenic Shock - Management ... Evaluation - EKG ... Liver function tests ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Management
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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specific laboratory tests ... Glucocorticoids (0.6 mg/kg ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... workup #treatment #rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
not be subtle e.g ... the “Chewing gum test ... per day or 1 mg/kg ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management