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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... #inflammatory #differential
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... noninflammatory #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... antibody test) Treatment ... disease progression
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Hepatitis • HIV ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Causes of Hypomagnesemia ... Tubulointerstitial renal disease ... Hypomagnesemia #Causes ... #diagnosis #differential ... medications #drugs #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... : • Triad of symptoms ... disease 2.
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... Herpes Viruses (HSV ... (bulbar symptoms ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
changes and may cause ... due to chronic disease ... overload) Other Symptoms ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Nutrition #Differential
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Symptoms: • The ... Edema in 70% of cases ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... : symptomatic treatment ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome