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BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... seen in several common ... and less common ... nasal squamous cell ... MRI lesions and clinical
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... to 8 years Clinical ... Granulomatous lymphocytic ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia (most common ... cause of death) ... Diagnosis: Clinical ... SerotoninSyndrome #management
Idiopathic CD4 Lymphopenia (ICL) / Lymphocytopenia 

DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR ICL
 • Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia
 •
mL or 20% total lymphocyte ... multiple occasions COMMON ... chemotherapy) • Genetic syndromes ... MTB/MAC • Common ... #Differential #Causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
in critically ill ... will vary with clinical ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... dissociative drug, it causes ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... (NSHL) - (most common ... rich classical ... hematology #oncology #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Common organisms ... : • Most common ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... being the most common ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
glands: • Focal lymphocytic ... Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... UIP, NSIP): • Lymphocytic ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
consider other, more common ... causes (see 2-8 ... • Ice packing ... Plan admission to critical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management