Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... in >90% - Low ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism Decreased GI Uptake - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... Differential #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE ... • Immunologic Workup ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... 60-80% - Low ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects. 1) HELLP
Elevated Liver tests, Low ... child * Severe cases ... Obstetrics #OBGyn #Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Table
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP) Three syndromes in
Elevated Liver tests, Low ... child * Severe cases ... AFLP #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table ... #comparison
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... levels: realllly low ... about secondary causes ... #workup #hematology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
conditions: Autoimmune (SLE ... /APLS), Malignancy ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Check fresh gas flow ... hypercarbia as causes ... reservoir bag and APL ... syndrome) • Medical causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia The probable cause is one or more of: something
evaluating potential causes ... reservoir bag and APL ... • See Boxes B ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm INDICATIONS FOR TESTING: • Vascular thrombosis
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS ... Hypercoagulable Workup ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... maternal chromosomal causes ... #hematology
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