Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 β€’ Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 β€’ Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... PLEX and RTX β€’ Short-term ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... CNS infection Diagnosis ... Monocytogenes #diagnosis ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 β€’
with response to treatment ... IgG4+ cells" Treatment ... #management #phenotypes ... #workup #treatment ... #rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
severe disease Treatment ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 β€’ Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... - Typical MS-like ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology #
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
β€’ Immunologic Workup ... β€’ Immunologic Workup ... Usual therapeutic management ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or β‰₯ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 β€’ an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... myasthenia usually β€’ Starts ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology