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 ... Treatment: • ... #Systemic #Lupus ... 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
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung diseases ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... SLE : systemic lupus ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... Management #Summary #rheumatology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus Anti-dsDNA 60-80% Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Association with disease ... Farr assay) and lupus ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... with auto-immune diseases ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis H - Heavy Chain deposition
Chain deposition disease ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... S - Systemic Lupus ... #differential #hematology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes Intravascular Hemolysis: • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... cold agglutin disease ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE Drug Induced Lupus (DIL): • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Drug Induced Lupus ... constitutional symptoms • Treatment ... life-threatening • Treatment ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... comparison #table #rheumatology
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
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