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Autoantibodies in Rheumatology
 • Lupus (SLE): ANA (anti-nuclear antibody), dsDNA (double-stranded DNA), Anti-Smith, Anti-Ro (SSA) and
Autoantibodies in Rheumatology ... Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome ... LAC) • Sjogren Syndrome ... • Scleroderma (Systemic ... Autoantibodies #Rheumatology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... central nervous system ... diagnosis and treatment ... • Systemic lupus ... #neurology #inflammatory
Pharmacological Treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Midodrine - Alpha agonist incr blood pressure incr renal perfusion pressure
Pharmacological Treatment ... of Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Systemic vasoconstriction ... #HepatoRenal #Syndrome ... #Medications #Treatment
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Treatment Ulcers ... : • Treatment: ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic ... Demyelinating Syndrome ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #rheumatology #
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... severe disease Treatment ... Summary #diagnosis #rheumatology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... Periodic fever syndromes ... hypersensitivity syndromes ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Rheumatology
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Clinical Significance (MGUS) - Differential Diagnosis

Neurologic-Centered:
 (+) Systemic Features: POEMS, AL amyloid, Cryoglobulinemia
Differential Diagnosis Neurologic-Centered ... Features: POEMS, AL ... capillary leak syndrome ... • Schnitzler syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology
Hepatorenal Syndrome Treatment
Volume expansion: 
 • Albumin (typical dose = 1g/kg on day 1 +/- day
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Treatment Volume ... agonist (an oral systemic ... #Treatment #management ... #HRS #nephrology
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
All About Horner's ... syndrome, known ... sympathetic nervous system ... the nervous system ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Neurology