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CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... autoantibodies that will cause ... permeability Diagnosis ... APS), Secondary ... #management #treatment
Causes of Primary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No onset of menarche by age 16 with secondary
Causes of Primary ... - Differential Diagnosis ... by age 16 with secondary ... age 14 without secondary ... Pituitary: • Surgery
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
nervous system (CNS ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... Inflammatory causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Causes of Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Cocaine • Black ... excess (Cushing syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... ACTH-Dependent (Secondary ... Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome ... Hemochromatosis • Other: Surgery
Horner's Syndrome on Physical Exam

A 75yoF was referred in for facial swelling and eyelid changes 1
following neck surgery ... consistent with a diagnosis ... experience, the cause ... or induced by treatment ... /surgery; as in
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... trauma including surgery ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... Tissue penetration (CNS ... to Treatment: Drug
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... leakage of RBC's secondary ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... Gardner-Diamond syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
thought to be secondary ... frequently benign causes ... carotid sinus syndrome ... Further diagnostics ... The treatment strategy