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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... (SVC/IVC occlusion ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... Parathyroid adenoma • Vascular ... Mases Posterior ... Pheochromocystoma • Thoracic ... lesions (Potts disease
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... in 24h Airway disease ... Heart failure Vascular ... hemorrhage (DAH), AVM, Thoracic ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
or minutes with vascular ... causes • Nystagmus ... positional episodes caused ... Méniére's disease ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... Dehydration • Vascular ... • Inflammatory disease ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... • Aortic valve disease ... catheterization • Thoracic ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
/or suspicious clinical ... alcohol-related liver disease ... body mass index; FBC ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary Clinical ... locally advanced disease ... syndrome (involvement IVC ... Imaging and Treatment ... test: abdominal
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad ... fraction < 20% Differential ... abnormalities • Muscular ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... portal vein and IVC ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... • Infiltrative diseases ... Veno-occlusive disease