Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Differential Diaqnoses ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 β€’ Treatment: Topical steroids
 β€’ Prevention: Colchicine
 β€’ Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... refractory lesions Ocular ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology ... #rheumatology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Nodules, Pulmonary ... Disease and ILD ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... signs #symptoms
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 β€’ COPD Definition
 β€’ Role of PFTs
 β€’ COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... - Evaluate symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #GOLD2022 #treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
block β€’ Sjogren syndrome ... Treatment: β€’ ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... management
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... thought to be caused ... clonus, myoclonus, ocular ... initiation of treatment ... #Symptoms
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF β†’ occurs
of invasive GAS disease ... GAS in 30% of cases ... , erythematous macular ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 β€’ Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
- Diagnosis and ... Management β€’ ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology