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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... in Behcet syndrome ... is a skin prick test ... disease) Differential ... #management #signs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
liver function tests ... of liver blood tests ... clinical symptoms/signs ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Differential Diagnosis ... when evaluation should ... signs of end-organ ... or acute kidney injury ... renal bruit or signs
Positive Drop Arm Test on Shoulder Exam - Supraspinatus Injury

Starting from 90 degrees of passive shoulder
on Shoulder Exam ... Supraspinatus Injury ... supraspinatus injury ... #Sign #Shoulder ... supraspinatus #clinical #video
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential ... signs below the ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2.
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... , Loose anagen syndrome ... Examination: • Signs ... disease • Pull test ... Initial Laboratory Tests
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... • Bilateral signs ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... management #neurology #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... signs of chronic ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential