Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... assessed for Lyme disease ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm ... #Differential
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
obstructive pulmonary disease ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... some but not all centres ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 β€’ 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 β€’ Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... fatigue despite disease ... control β€’ 1/3 ... #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... left multiple diseases ... thickening of the central ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Hyperthermic Toxidromes
Five toxidromes may present with overlapping features: hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, altered mental status/seizures.
 β€’ Sympathomimetic -
rhabdomyolysis, altered mental ... pharmacogenetic disease ... Hyperthermic #Toxidromes #comparison ... #table #diagnosis ... #differential #
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... in Sx, but not disease ... balanced, nutritious Table ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison ... #table #management
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... primary lesions - differential ... of Dry Skin – General ... Pruritus #Treatment #Algorithm