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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... Behcet disease) Differential ... retinal tears, Ischemia ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... point • De Winter syndrome ... #Equivalents #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... required due to skip lesions
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
papulosquamous lesions ... permanent alopecia Differential ... rheumatoid arthritis, adult-onset ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Early embolic/ischemic ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... #Diagnosis #cardiology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... Anti-Mi2 (skin lesions ... cancer-associated adult ... #differential #