Clinical Magazine » Rheumatology http://clinicalmagazine.com Clinical medicine Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:18:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Neuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: PowerPoint http://clinicalmagazine.com/neuropsychiatric-systemic-lupus-erythematosus-powerpoint/ http://clinicalmagazine.com/neuropsychiatric-systemic-lupus-erythematosus-powerpoint/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:10:51 +0000 admin http://clinicalmagazine.com/?p=94 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
]]> http://clinicalmagazine.com/neuropsychiatric-systemic-lupus-erythematosus-powerpoint/feed/ 1 PowerPoint: Systemic diseases and the eye http://clinicalmagazine.com/powerpoint-systemic-diseases-and-the-eye/ http://clinicalmagazine.com/powerpoint-systemic-diseases-and-the-eye/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:46:26 +0000 admin http://clinicalmagazine.com/?p=84 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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]]> http://clinicalmagazine.com/powerpoint-systemic-diseases-and-the-eye/feed/ 8 Gout diagnosis and management: USMLE video review http://clinicalmagazine.com/gout-diagnosis-and-management-usmle-video-review/ http://clinicalmagazine.com/gout-diagnosis-and-management-usmle-video-review/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:38:47 +0000 admin http://www.clinicalmagazine.com/?p=3 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

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