Category | Rheumatology

Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: PowerPoint

Posted on 04 December 2009

This presentation explores the most relevant features of Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus:

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PowerPoint outline:

CNS Lupus
NPSLE based on the revised ACR criteria

NPSLE specific antibodies
Imaging: MRI
Therapeutic approach in CNS lupus – mild disease
Therapeutic approach in CNS Lupus – severe CNS disease: diffuse/nonthrombotic disease

PowerPoint: Systemic diseases and the eye

Posted on 02 December 2009

The following PPT file was developed by the International Council of Ophthalmology.
Lecture outline:

Common systemic diseases affecting the eye
Non-infectious: Endocrine – diabetes, thyroid
Connective tissue disease – RA/ SLE/ Wegeners/ PAN/ Systemic sclerosis
Vasculitides (GCA)
Sarcoidosis
Behcet’s Disease
Vogt Koyanagi Harada syndrome
Phakomatoses
Ophthalmic Manifestations of HIV Infection
Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus
Kaposi’s Sarcoma
Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis
Syphilis Retinitis

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Gout diagnosis and management: USMLE video review

Posted on 27 November 2009

This video lecture overviews the most relevant topics you may be asked in USMLE Step 3 related to gout. It approaches  gout diagnosis and management through clinical algorithms that emphasize some high yield facts, such as pharmacological treatment with NSAIDs and colchicine.
Gout video review for USMLE