Rheumatic diseases are presented with many many manifestations .It is important to be oriented with these manifestations for early diagnosis and treatment
skin is an organ where internal disorders are manifested. some are early signs, some are late signs, some may be the only manifestation. they can result in diagnostic dilemma.
Rheumatology Sheet from Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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skin is an organ where internal disorders are manifested. some are early signs, some are late signs, some may be the only manifestation. they can result in diagnostic dilemma.
Rheumatology Sheet from Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Disclaimer : not my slide. Just uploading for my personal use..
A digital myxoid cyst is a pseudocyst occurring over the distal interphalangeal joint and the base of the nail of the finger or toe.
atypia does not reach the granular cell layer
With overlying hyperkeratosis and focal parakeratosis to focal parakeratosis
most common on the thumb or the great toe
Classical presentation
new, linear, pigmented band along the length of the nail
Progressively nail dystrophy
‘Hutchinson’s sign
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Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
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Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
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This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
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STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
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1. When to Suspect Autoimmune and
Rheumatic Disease
Samar Tharwat Radwan
Ass. Prof. of Rheumatology & Immunology
(Internal Medicine Department )
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound –EULAR
Mansoura University
8. Respiratory& Cardiovascular systems
SOB, chest pain, palpitation: SLE, RA
History of PE/DVT: SLE, antiphospholipid antibody
syndrome (APS)
History of bronchial asthma: Eosinophilic
granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) (Churg-
Straus)
9. Gastrointestinal tract
History of jaundice:
viral hepatitis
History of recent
gastroenteritis or
bloody diarrhea: ReA
History of IBD:
enteropathic arthritis
History of dysphagia:
scleroderma
History of HBV:
vasculitis.
History of HCV:
chronic HCV can
present as RA
Ask about risk factors
of HBV, HCV and HIV
prior to start any
disease modifying
11. Sexual and obstetric history
History of recent
STD’s: ReA.
History of oral/genital
ulcers: Behcet’s
disease.
History of still birth at
any age and/or history
of three recurrent
abortion: APS
16. A significant proportion of patients with pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) are found to have a rheumatological cause
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Still's disease
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Systemic vasculitis
• Crystal arthropathies
Gout
Pseudogout
• Seronegative arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Psoriatic arthritis
Reactive arthritis
Enteropathic arthritis
Undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy
17. Ferritin
Currently,
measurement of ANA
and rheumatoid factor
is suggested for all
patients. ANCA is
measured only later if
vasculitis is suspected
Examination
The history of the
course of the fever can
give some clues. A
double quotidian fever
(i.e. twice a day) is
typical of Still's disease,
whilst morning fevers
are seen in PAN.
23. Ulceration in Rheumatic Diseases
23
Aphthous ulcer on the lower lip shows a
fibrinous base (Behçet’s disease)
pyoderma
gangrenosum with an
undermined ulcer (Behçet’s disease
Lupus ulcer Systemic sclerosis
ulceration on the digit pulp and the
lateral erythema ( Dermatomyositis)
Left leg with ulcers in a patient with
rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcers in vasculitis
25. Puffy Fingers
No clear definition
Differential Diagnosis
✗ Systemic Sclerosis
✗ limited cutaneous SSc with ACA
✗ limited cutaneous SSc with Anti-Th/To Antibody
✗ Early SSc with Anti-Topoisomerase I Antibody
✗ Sclerodactyly in dcSSc with Anti-RNA Polymerase
Antibody
✗ Mixed connective tissue disease
✗ SSc-Like Disorders
✗ Anti Synthetase Antibody Syndrome
✗ Rheumatoid Arthritis
✗ Overlapping Syndromes
25
26. Nodules in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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• 1 in 4 patients with long-standing RA will have rheumatoid nodules
• Seropositive disease
• Non-tender, firm , extensor surfaces
• Benign nodules: rheumatoid nodules in the absence of RA
Rheumatoid nodules
27. Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
27
Psoriatic plaques Guttate psoriasis Inverse psoriasis Sebopsoriasis
Erythrodermic psoriasis Pustular psoriasis Psoriatic nail with
onycholysis, pitting and
discoloration
29. Reactive Arthritis
29
Erosions on tongue Nail changes
include nail dystrophy,
subungual debris, and
periungual pustules
Keratoderma Blennorrhagica
30. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
✗ Acute ✗ Subacute ✗ Chronic Lupus non specific
30
Butterfly rash Oral ulcers
Photosensitivity
Annular type
Psoriasiform
Discoid LE
lupus
panniculitis
LE tumidus
Raynaud’s
phenomenon
Livedo
reticularis
Leukocytoclastic
vasculitis
31. Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus
31
Periorbital and inguinal distribution pattern of skin lesions of neonatal
SCLE in a 2-month- old female baby ( left ). The sternal scar results from
the implantation of a cardiac pacemaker for atrioventricular block grade
III
32. Systemic Sclerosis
32
Skin sclerosis Skin sclerosis (and
hyperpigmentation) of trunk
Expressionless face Diffuse hyperpigmentation hypopigmentation
Salt and pepper pattern Furrowing of the mouth Extensive subcutaneous calcinosis
33. Localized Scleroderma
✗ Limited type ✗ Generalized type ✗ Linear type
33
Morphea
Guttate
morphea
Generalized localized
scleroderma (3 or more
anatomic sites)
Disabling pansclerotic
morphea
Linear localized
scleroderma
En coup de
sabre
Parry Romberg
syndrome
35. Giant Cell Arteritis
35
Scalp necrosis with loss of
surrounding hair
Ischemic
necrosis of tongue
Two months after treatment.
There has been sloughing
of skin of tip of tongue and healing
visible temporal artery thickening
or nodularityand erythema over
the superfi cial temporal arteries
38. Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
38
Palpable purpura palpable purpura involving
the upper and lower
Typical palpable purpura on the
buttocks
Ecchymoses and purpura of the
scrotum; the penis is swollen and
ecchymotic
Bullous evolution of purpuric lesions
44. General appearance (Deformity &Swelling)
Reactive Arthritis
Inflammatory arthritis
of the knee
Enthesitis at the
insertion of the right
Achilles tendon
MRI that shows
enthesitis
Dactylitis Sacroiliitis
Nonmarginal
syndesmophytes
Sacroiliitis