Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group < 5%
Non-HCV infectious ... neuropathy Treatment ... Specific anti-infectious ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script Signs and symptoms: • Recurrent infections from neutropenia • Mucosal bleeding from
: • Recurrent infections ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
cold agglutin disease ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection ... Drugs (Beta lactam antibiotics ... spherocytosis) • Infections ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia + Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... autoinflammatory diseases ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies Inherited: • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII • Hemophilia B -
malnutrition, Antibiotics ... Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease ... Advanced Liver Disease ... Deficiencies #Summary #table ... comparison #diagnosis #hematology
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... Potential Treatment ... Clostridium difficile infection ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... Adult-onset Still disease ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... can mimic common infections ... : • Infection ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD) Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... conditions (autoimmune, infectious ... susceptibility, infectious ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... #AOSD #rheumatology
IDSA Recommended Therapy for Infections Following Animal or Human Bites Animal bite • Amoxicillin-clavulanate • Ampicillin-sulbactam
IDSA Recommended ... Therapy for Infections ... #IDSA #management ... #treatment #antibiotics ... #table
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