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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis (MS ... neurodegenerative disease ... nearly 3:1 • MS ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #MS
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
found to have septic ... arthritis and osteomyelitis ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #infected ... #pus #abscess #tibiotalar
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... erythema nodosum (septal ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... , AS Treatment: ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
history of trauma, sepsis ... organ damage Clinical ... Subcutaneous dissecting hematoma ... • Severe Liver Disease ... #management #hematology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... neuropathy (LHON) plus ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... swollen, while in MS ... Predictive of MS ... Multiple sclerosis (MS
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... arthritis, and ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management