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The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
is a 30-point screening ... for orientation, memory ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #SLU #MentalStatus ... #Examination #Score
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
SLU Mental Status ... registration Q6: Memory ... extrapolation #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Dementia ... #Assessment #Score
Burch-Wartofsky Point Scale for Diagnosis of Thyroid Storm
 • Thermoregulatory Dysfunction
    - Temperature
Burch-Wartofsky Point ... Scale for Diagnosis ... Dysfunction (0-20) • CNS ... History (0-10) Scores ... #endocrinology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
erythematosus (SCLE ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • ANCA-associated ... involve PNS and CNS ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Primary form: not associated ... overlaps with RA, SLE ... Sjogren's Syndrome Diagnosis ... biopsy • Ocular examination ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... diseases, such as SLE ... New headache, scalp ... VASCULITIS: ANCA Associated ... Palpable purpura, joint