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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... - Ice cube test ... , TempTest test ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... : Most Common Causes ... • Low-grade fever ... Palmar creases - Extensor ... clue • Blood tests
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... reaction, Haemolytic disease ... dermatitis, Tuberculin test
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
the legs and the extensors ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes ... Herpes zoster, West ... MCTD - Bechet disease
Figure. An approach to the diagnostic use of echocardiography (echo). Rx indicates prescription; TEE, transesophageal
echocardiography; and
a patient with fever ... congenital heart diseases ... of perivalvular extension ... dysfunction (see text ... Echocardiogram #TTE #TEE #Algorithm
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... about secondary causes ... can drive this disease ... As with many disease ... Best to have an
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... or family - Ever ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test
Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD) vs Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD) - Comparison Table

Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD):
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) - Comparison Table ... Systemic symptoms: fever ... biopsy, blood tests ... Variable; depends on cause ... #Comparison #Table