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Joined March 2012
Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD)
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MASLD Management in Adults:
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GLP-1 receptor agonists are emerging as a potential therapeutic option for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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ABG interpretation
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Raynaud phenomenon
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Tophus of the ear in this patient with tophaceous gout.
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⚡ Migraine treatment works best when it is early, decisive, and individualized: ✓ Treat at the first sign ✓ Use an adequate initial dose ✓ Choose a nonoral route for significant nausea/vomiting ✓ Consider preventive therapy when attacks are frequent or difficult to control
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AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Adults:
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SGLT2 inhibitors may modestly improve glucose and weight in type 1 diabetes, but they increase the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis—including euglycemic DKA. Their use requires careful patient selection, education, ketone monitoring, and sick-day precautions.
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🩸 ASH 2026 Guidelines: Key Ferritin Thresholds for Diagnosing Iron Deficiency—With or Without Anemia
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Shawl sign in dermatomyositis: Poikilodermatous eruption on the upper back in a patient with dermatomyositis.
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All patients who test positive for active H. pylori infection (ie, have a positive nonserologic test) should be offered treatment. Exception if there is contraindications to treatment (eg, pregnancy)
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Time to positivity of HIV diagnostic tests
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Causes of unintentional weight loss
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Long-distance Travel & VTE prophylaxis #ASH18 Guidelines – at Barcelona, Spain
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Up to 70% will not have the classic triad on presentation (and MRI not very sensitive either). Diagnose based on response to empiric IV thiamine (500mg q8h)
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Thiamine deficiency manifesting as Wernicke encephalopathy : ● Nystagmus ● Ophthalmoplegia ● Ataxia ● Confusion
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Peripheral neuropathy: differential STAGLAND: 👉Sarcoid 👉Thyroid 👉Amyloid 👉Guillian-Barre 👉Lead 👉Alcohol 👉Nutritional 👉Drugs/Diabetes
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Dose dependence of thiazide-induced side effects " bendrofluazide in relation to daily dose "
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