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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... blood cultures should ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... : HIV test, a rubella ... #laboratory #workup ... #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Asia • HLA-B51 association ... pathognomonic laboratory ... tests in Behcet ... is a skin prick test ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - assess other laboratory ... or diagnostic tests ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
, and back and shoulders ... -74%] • Blood tests ... • Arthralgia/arthritis ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tests: • Measure ... RP-ILD), dermato-rheumatologic ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... • Nonerosive arthritis ... Myositis #Myopathy #rheumatology