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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... and treatment can ... Inflammatory causes
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
heart failure has been ... Association, which is classes ... flare ups that cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Stages #Classes
Budd Chiari Syndrome
Hepatic vein obstruction. Can be caused by thrombosis or sometimes a tumour. Can lead
Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Can be caused by ... #BuddChiari #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Signs #Symptoms
Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome—due to GBM disruption. 
Hypertension. t BUN and creatinine.
and Nephrotic Syndromes ... RBC casts in urine ... but in severe cases ... #Classification ... Proteinuria #Nephrology #Diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... conjunction with symptoms ... and treatment can ... Non-inflammatory causes
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... caused by excess ... hyperthermia - Most cases ... initiation of treatment ... #Symptoms
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Association functional class ... Below one can see ... With treatment, ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Stages #Classes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
uncontrollably • Can be ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
frequently benign causes ... carotid sinus syndrome ... life-threatening causes ... In many cases, syncope ... The treatment strategy