Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... Extravascular #Causes ... #hematology #anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Non-HCV infectious mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis, causes and management - French Vasculitis Study Group < 5%
cryoglobulinemia vasculitis - Diagnosis ... , causes and management ... neuropathy Treatment ... with refractory disease ... Cryoglobulinemia #Vasculitis #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
(SLE) - Diagnosis ... Positive in 60-80% of cases ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Autoimmune diseases ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Discontinuation of causal ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... sle #comparison #table ... #rheumatology # ... diagnosis #management
Hydroxychloroquine - Risks and Benefits in Lupus Benefits: ↓ Disease activity, ↓ Flare, ↓ Damage, ↓ Corticosteroid dose,
and Benefits in Lupus ... Benefits: ↓ Disease ... Thrombosis, ↓ Severe infection ... #pharmacology # ... #sideeffects #rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... , Cough • +/-Nausea ... cæxist with other infections ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary Overview: • Most common leukemia in adults • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... Complications: 1) Infection ... chemotherapy for low-risk disease ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) •
IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... children with TB disease ... are contacts of infectious ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology
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