Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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diagnosis rheumatology lupus acquired anemia cardiology cardiomyopathy ckd colitis comparison dissection druginduced erythematosus hemodialysis hemolytic igg4 mild moderate nephrology peripartum
Aortic Dissection Pearls Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Marfans, EDS ... valve disease ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... : Chronic disease ... #Summary #rheumatology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ): SS, SC, SE, Sβ ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Diagnosis and Management ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... proteolysis: Severe aortic ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... • Immunologic Workup ... Usual therapeutic management ... : Chronic disease ... #diagnosis #management
IgG4-Related Disease Clinical history: Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor 4 phenotypes: •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Retroperitoneum and aorta ... #diagnosis #management ... #phenotypes #workup ... #treatment #rheumatology
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm Curcumin: • Natural phytochemical from turmeric • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... • Potential GI SE ... dosing if liver disease ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... some time, let’s see ... #workup #hematology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary 1. Definition • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... orthopnea, PND, LE ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
Management of Pruritus ... primary lesions - differential ... pruritus • Hematologic ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis
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