Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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differential rheumatology gastroenterology hepatology dermatology idsa infectiousdiseases algorithm clinical disease hivaids opportunistic prevention microbiology chronic lupus secondary summary acute anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment • TB meningitis • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... reconstitution inflammatory syndrome ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group < 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... , causes and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... Cryoglobulinemic #Diagnosis ... #Management
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
, Viral infections ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis ... MINTC #Mnemonic #dermatology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #Pharmacology # ... Management #Treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Framework Diagnosis ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment
Kerion Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Infection: ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... #hematology #anemia
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
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