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Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... They can be grouped ... Other (rare): - Reye ... syndrome (Peds) ... #Pathophysiology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... Non-inflammatory Causes ... affecting the Brain, Eye ... consistent with MS ... with aura #BEE
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... that had been fluctuating ... fasciculus), which causes ... The most common causes ... diagnosed with MS
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Causes: • Large ... does not have to be ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome ... #MSK #pathophysiology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Delusions Ocular: • Eye ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid ... #Pathophysiology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
The disease must be ... present with a red eye ... • Significant cause ... anterior chambers Anatomic ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Nail bed pressure ... Casey Albin MD @
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome ... 6th Decades (can be ... Diagnosis: • Dry eyes ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... phenomenon (16%) MSK