Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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TEG INTERPRETATION MADE EASY WITH WINE GLASSES

#Diagnosis #Pharmacology #Hematology #Coagulation #Thromboelastogram #TEG #Interpretation #WineGlasses #Mnemonic
WINE GLASSES #Diagnosis ... #Pharmacology # ... Hematology #Coagulation
Algorithm for diagnosis of familial thrombocytopenia. Platelet size, best determined by review of the peripheral smear,
Algorithm for diagnosis ... determined by review ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SSc: systemic sclerosis ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Rheumatologic Review of Systems (ROS): 
β€’	Fevers
β€’	Rashes/photosensitivity
β€’	Alopecia
β€’	Nail/nailfold abnormalities
β€’	Sicca symptoms
β€’	Conjunctivitis
β€’	Uveitis
β€’	Episcleritis
β€’	Scleritis
β€’	Raynaud's
β€’	Oral/genital ulcers
β€’	Polychondritis
β€’	Enthesitis
β€’	Serositis sx
β€’	Thomboses
β€’	Neuropathy
β€’	Pregnancy loss.

#Rheumatologic #rheumatology #ROS #ReviewOfSystems #diagnosis #history
Rheumatologic Review ... #Rheumatologic # ... rheumatology #ROS ... ReviewOfSystems #diagnosis
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 β€’ Homogeneous pattern: 
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SjS, SLE, DM, SSc ... , PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... , PBC/SSc OS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS ... Echocardiogram - Subcostal View ... Diagnosis? ... Hemopericardium #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #S4C
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 β€’ Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
- Differential Diagnosis ... genotypes): SS, SC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TMAs
1. Not all MAHAs are due to TMAs but (almost) all TMAs cause
catastrophic APS, SRC ... Microangiopathy #TMAs #hematology ... #diagnosis #ttp
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
A Age >65 1 Sc ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
disease, Hemoglobin SC ... disease, Hemoglobin SC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #microscopy