Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical Disease Indication: Individuals
IDSA Recommendations ... duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... Trypanosomiasis #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test Anti-dsDNA - 50% • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Treatment: • ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment Ulcers: • Treatment: Topical steroids • Prevention: Colchicine • Azathioprine for refractory disease Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... : • Treatment: ... Topical steroids • Prevention ... #Syndrome #Treatment ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis H - Heavy Chain deposition
Chain deposition disease ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... #differential #hematology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... lupus #Systemic #Erythematosus ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS) Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... of invasive GAS disease ... coagulopathy, erythematous ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... #STSS #treatment
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery Types of Bariatric Surgery: • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones • Liver Disease ... #Differential #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating HHV-8 Diseases—Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL), Multicentric Castleman’s
IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... recommended for KS treatment ... KaposiSarcoma #Castlemans #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary Diagnostic Criteria: • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND •
Splenomegaly Treatment ... • Treatment is ... of symptoms and prevention ... von Willebrand disease ... #hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... thrombocythemia), Autoimmune disease ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
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