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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
cytokines, such as IL-1 ... Clinical Presentation ... brucellosis) • Sepsis ... Increased soluble IL-2 ... #Diagnosis #Management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
, rheumatoid arthritis ... weakness in: 1. ... EMG Findings: 1. ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Eclampsia, Infection/Sepsis ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
distribution of nearly 3:1 ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... combination of: 1. ... and symptoms 2. ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... 2) Pulmonary ... arthritis, and ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
syndrome #1: Pulm ... >LAP as atrial septum ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #pocus #a4c #intrapulmonary ... #cardiology #saline