Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 β€’ Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE) - Diagnosis ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
distinction has HUGE treatment ... and first-line treatment ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 β€’ Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
constitutional symptoms β€’ Treatment ... life-threatening β€’ Treatment ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
SLE : systemic lupus ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
antibodies and Systemic lupus ... Farr assay) and lupus ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... table #ANA
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 β€’ Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... severe disease Treatment ... #Systemic #Lupus ... #SLE #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #
Summary of meta-analysis of pharmacotherapy trials in BPD
https://www.cochrane.org/CD005652/BEHAV_psychological-therapies-borderline-personality-disorder
Meta-analyses of RCTs were undertaken for the following outcomes:
with β€˜treatment ... updated systematic review ... summarised in Tables ... EBM #Management #Pharmacology ... Effectiveness #Table
Oral Antibiotics for Acne - Indicated for Moderate-to-Severe Acne 
First-Line Drug Class: Tetracyclines 

In the last
the last post I reviewed ... mild acne treatment ... specifically for acne treatment ... #Antibiotics #Pharmacology ... #Management #Dermatology
(DOAC interactions) Cancer-treatment specific inducers (↑) and inhibitors (↓)
of cytochrome p450 CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein.

DOACs are substrates
interactions) Cancer-treatment ... Chemotherapy #Oncology #Hematology ... #Interactions #Table ... #Pharmacology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 β€’ Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 β€’ Risk factors: Critical
: 33% β€’ Treatment ... : No β€’ Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table