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Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... disease: Uveitis ... Abnormal pathergy test ... Most Common Clinical ... disease (e.g. uveitis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... Eye involvement (uveitis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... inhibitors • Uveitis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... presentations and disease ... or diagnostic tests ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Elevation #Differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... ; T2DM, type 2 diabetes ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... • Cogan Syndrome ... lesions-interstitial keratitis, uveitis ... Differential ... retinopathy Lab Tests
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
3 Types of Cold ... Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... • Diagnostic Test
Metabolic Causes of Kidney Stones in Children
 • Calcium Oxalate: Primary Hyperoxaluria type 1-3, Secondary Hyperoxaluria
Hyperoxaluria type ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Syndrome (Oculo-Cerebro-Renal ... disease, AD Hypocalcemic ... pediatrics #nephrology #differential
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... gland) biopsy • Ocular ... IV RTA, TYPE I ... salivary ducts Clinical ... renal tubular acidosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... Erythematous, macular ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Type-I Interferonopathies ... Clinical Features
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... worsening of that disease ... Related to the type ... immune recovery uveitis ... #Differential #