Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 β€’ Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Testing Algorithm INDICATIONS ... uncovered incidentally during ... glucocorticoid treatment ... Disorders #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Daliresp (Roflumilast) 
Indication: Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations 
Drug Class: Selective Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) Inhibitor 
GOLD 2019
Eosinophils < 100 Dosing ... : 250 mcg tablet ... the use of this medication ... won’t have any clinical ... #Pharmacology #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 β€’ Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
precipitated by medications ... changes, worsen during ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... Treatment of GCA
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 β€’ Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical β€’ Under-recognized ... Delivery β€’ Stable ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... management #cardiology #treatment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... still, but is able ... patient was having pain ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment ... Buprenorphine #Score #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
> 100 drugs have been associated with drug-induced SLE
High risk (>5%):
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for 1 year of treatment ... Erythematosus #medications ... #drugs #pharmacology ... #risk #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and molecular diagnostic ... HIV-infected persons with clinical ... Please refer to the table ... Guidelines for dosing ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
may have only pain ... The diagnosis is ... clinical, and can ... of non-surgical treatment ... Treatment can be
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