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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
age 50 years in men ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... treatment Of ocular ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
to manifest its symptoms ... large total body stores ... , alcohol use, symptoms ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... Deficiency #diagnosis #management
This is a quick overview of hormonal acne treatment for the medical student and resident.

Keep in
hormonal acne treatment ... #dermatology #treatment ... #photo #management ... Sivamani RK, Larsen LN ... hyperandrogenic skin symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... over a five to ten-year ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
periods after rain/storms ... self-limiting respiratory symptoms ... Diagnosis • Management ... nodule/cavity: no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... Inhalation of spores ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... InfectiousDiseases #Fungal ... #Diagnosis #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
ethnicities Symptoms ... + Nonspecific symptoms ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management