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Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
, soft cheese, ice ... cream) Clinical ... Neurological, Ocular ... , Convalescent Serology ... Brucellosis #Diagnosis #Criteria
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... ulceration • Ocular ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Behcet disease) Differential
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic ... Erythematosus Clinical ... cutaneous lupus • Arthritis ... least 2 joints • Neurologic
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... Nice to be confident
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Diagnostic Criteria ... Herpes zoster, West Nile ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential