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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease of the ... syndromes such as ... resonance imaging [MRI ... criteria for MS ... #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
fasciculations Common Symptoms ... : months - Criteria ... : El Escorial criteria ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... #management
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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) Note: The MSE ... mnemonic "ASEPTIC ... symptoms caused ... #psychiatry #diagnosis ... #aseptic #history
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Criteria: • Sensory ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... suggestive of multiple sclerosis ... : - Multiple sclerosis ... #management #neurology
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Frontal radiograph displays a radiolucent soft-tissue mass with internal
Parosteal Lipoma - MSK ... adjacent cortical sclerosis ... or neuropathic symptoms ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... subtypes: - Nodular sclerosis ... through Ann Arbor criteria ... scans and can also ... hematology #oncology #management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... and fatigue Criteria ... keratitis, uveitis, scleritis ... #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Pericarditis • Sclerosing ... tissue manifests as ... Isolated fever • Septic ... • Meningitis, septic ... #Management #Infections