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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Laboratory findings ... (eg, cerebrospinal ... daily 3-5 days - Oral ... mg) without an oral ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Normal Thromboelastogram - Specific parameters represent the 3 phases of the cell-based model of haemostasis: initiation,
Normal Thromboelastogram ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Normal #Interpretation ... #Laboratory
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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inflammation (eg ... upper limit of normal ... Viral) Management ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple ... Manifestations: • Oral ... pathognomonic laboratory ... ulcerations • Oral ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Oligoclonal bands • Normal ... autoantibodies - TPO, TTG ... Parkinson's disease, Multiple ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Diagnosis and Management ... extra-adrenal, multiple ... hypertension; some normal ... diagnostic procedures (eg ... blood pressure management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ten-year ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... suggestive of multiple ... Demyelination: - Multiple ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
painful wound dermal ... exudate & harmful components ... degree) burn DFU, leg ... Dressings #Materials #management
Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG)
50 M Crohn’s dz had a small pustule on the ankle 4 mo ago
& contributory components ... Management of PG ... corticosteroid (eg ... or progressive: oral
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
Sulfonamides - Oral ... Laboratory Tests ... vasculitis Management ... • Bed rest and leg ... Nodosum #Diagnosis #Management