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

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
central nervous system ... is important, as ... polychondritis • Behcet ... disease • Multiple sclerosis ... #inflammatory #differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... malignancies, Multiple sclerosis ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers ... rheumatology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... and signs below ... - Sarcoidosis, Behcet ... , Scleroderma, Systemic ... #algorithm
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Classic - Nodular Sclerosis ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... not as common ... #algorithm
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome Systemic ... Medium and large also ... disease) Differential ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... neoplasms) • Screen also ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential # ... diagnosis #hematology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ... finding of lateral sclerosis ... of the nervous system ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Cardiomyopathy, Systemic ... Sclerosis, Myofibrillar ... Diagnosis #Causes #differential ... #cardiology #algorithm
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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VASCULITIS: • Behçet ... Symptoms (Sx) in ... , particularly scleritis ... purpura: strong sign ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Symptoms (SX) in ... , particularly scleritis ... purpura: Strong sign ... vasculitis • Behcet ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology