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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neuritis • Partial ... impairment, Mood disorder ... Sclerosis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... positive in 2/3 of pts ... Parkinson's disease, Multiple ... limb or joint disorders ... #Management #treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
extra-adrenal, multiple ... • Classic triad ... leukocytosis, psychiatric disorders ... and then surgery ... #Management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... suggestive of multiple ... Demyelination: - Multiple ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
ribs, vertebrae (thoracic ... Biopsy: Solitary disorder ... Bone marrow Treatment ... local control • Surgery ... • Multiple myeloma