Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis rheumatology lupus druginduced acopd arthritis asthma blastomycosis comparison differences dil erythematosus firstline hemophagocytic hlh infectiousdiseases lymphohistiocytosis overlap septic systemic
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Summary • Epidemiology ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... of SLE • Evolution ... #Summary #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Usual therapeutic management ... of SLE • Evolution
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... viral arthritis Workup ... count, and crystal evaluation ... #Summary
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
initially requires an evaluation ... A summary of the ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Autoimmune diseases: SLE ... Unknown cause Treatment ... inhibitors under evaluation ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
Blastomycosis Summary Pathogen: • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii. • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... Farmer and forestry work ... adjacent to the focus ... serum/urine Treatment ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL) • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent, 4:1 to 1:1 F:M
is rare in DIL, SCLE-DIL ... • Immunologic Workup ... cutaneous-DIL • Evolution ... rheumatology #diagnosis #treatment ... #management
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