🫘✅Spectrum of monoclonal gammopathy related kidney disease AJKD ajkd.org/article/S0272-…

💊 Beta Blockers in Cirrhosis

🚨 🧠📌 Confused about Antiplatelets in Stroke ? 🤯 Which one? When to start? How long? Let's simplify it together! 2025 Update 🧠💊 Meet Mr. X , a cheerful 62-year-old who just had a minor stroke. Thankfully, symptoms are mild (NIHSS ≤3)—he can still crack

🧵 The X Factor: Why Autoimmune Diseases Prefer Women Ever wondered why autoimmune diseases are more common in women? The answer lies in biology—hormones, genetics, and the immune system. Let’s break it down. 👇 #Rheumatology #Immunology #Sullysrounds #MedX #Medtwitter

Got a consult today: Recurrent 2nd trimester losses despite aspirin + LMWH. She’s pregnant again. What next? Let’s walk through stepwise management of Obstetric APS It’s more than just giving heparin. A clinical thread🧵👇 #APS #Rheum #ObGyn #MedTwitter #Rheumatology

🩸Hematology for The Non-Hematology🩸 (A practical educational series for internal medicine trainees and physicians) Episode 5: Profuse bleeding? Which blood product to grab: PLT, Cryo, FFP, or PCC? 😱 The answer’s easier than you think Listen up - 🧵

🧩 SACQ Lupus (Serologically Active, Clinically Quiescent) 🔬 Definition 🧪 ↑anti-dsDNA, ↓C3/C4 ⏳ No clinical activity ≥2 yrs 📊 Prevalence 👥 ~6–15% of SLE pts 📈 Natural history 🌿 Many remain quiescent for yrs ⚡ Some flare (risk: young, ↑dsDNA, male, persistently

Dr. V Ravindran summarizes recommendations from ACR, EULAR & BSR on rheumatologic drugs with teratogenic effects. #IRACON2025 #rheumatology

🔹 Key Takeaways: Lupus Nephritis Updates (Dr. Manish Rathi, IRACON 2025) 1️⃣ Proteinuria Evaluation •Use first morning midstream sample 🧪 •Prefer Urine ACR or Urine PCR (KDIGO 2024) 2️⃣ Assess Kidney Early •Start at disease onset: History, microscopy (look for dysmorphic

🧵 The IL-5 Story in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) IL-5 is not just another cytokine. It’s the master regulator of eosinophil differentiation, activation, migration, and survival. Without IL-5, eosinophils can’t thrive. With IL-5, they drive inflammation

Rituximab Strikes Back… on Your Neutrophils! ⚡ Rituximab-associated neutropenia (RAN) 🧬 Definition: A reduction in absolute neutrophil count (ANC) following rituximab therapy, occurring early (<4 weeks) or late (>4 weeks, often 3–6 months) after infusion. 📆 Types:

⚡EULAR 2025 Update: Lupus Nephritis (SLE Kidney Involvement) 1️⃣ New Structure: 4 principles + 13 recommendations (evidence-graded). 2️⃣ Core Approach: 🔹 Early biopsy, expert care, & HCQ for all. 🔹 Rheumatology–nephrology team care. 🔹 Aim: prevent CKD, reduce flares, improve

💉 IVIG (Intravenous Immunoglobulin) 🔹 What It Is 🧪 A sterile preparation of pooled IgG antibodies derived from the plasma of thousands of donors. → Acts as immune support or immune modulator, depending on indication. 🔹 Mechanism of Action ⚙️ 💭 Depends on indication:

🧵100 timeless bedside gems every doctor should know. Straight from Hutchison’s Clinical Methods — distilled into 10 clean infographics. If you love real clinical medicine, this thread will remind you why you chose it. 🩺 Let’s bring back the art of examination 👇 (Save this

ACR Convergence 2025 | Inflammatory Brain Disease for the Clinical Rheumatologist 👨‍⚕️ Eyal Muscal, MD – Baylor College of Medicine ⸻ 🧩 CLINICAL SNAPSHOTS — WHEN RHEUMATOLOGY MEETS THE BRAIN 🧠 🧠 NPSLE (Neuropsychiatric SLE) Seizures, psychosis, cognitive dysfunction. 💊

😻Favourite Nutritional Councelling for a Rheumatologist #GOUT diet 🍛A disease with robust evidence for dietary modifications A thread…. Do 🔖 bookmark! 🚨‼️

Think a normal uric acid rules out gout? Not so fast. Nearly 1 in 3 gout flares happen with normal urate levels. Here’s why your “normal” report might be lying to you 👇 1- The twist During a flare, inflammation itself changes uric acid handling. Cytokines like IL-6 and

🆕 Bench to Bedside: Diagnosis & Treatment of #SLE Nephritis #ACR25 🎤 Talks by Dr. Andrea Fava, Dr. Maria Dall’Ara, & Dr. Anca Askanase 🔹Limitations of Using Proteinuria 🔹Applying 2024 ACR LN Guidelines 🔹How to Treat Refractory Disease #LupusNephritis #Lupus #ACR2025

💡 When lupus meets minimal change disease… think Lupus Podocytopathy 🧬 Nephrotic-range proteinuria 🔬 Normal LM, negative IF 🧠 EM: podocyte foot process effacement 🎯 Steroid-sensitive but relapsing — CNI or Rituximab if recurrent #LupusNephritis #Rheumatology #Nephrology

🧵 1️⃣ Inpatient Hyperglycemia 25% of hospitalized patients have diabetes. But even non-diabetics with hyperglycemia face worse outcomes — higher infection rates, longer stays, more readmissions, and higher mortality. Hyperglycemia isn’t just a number. It’s a prognostic marker