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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
aseptic meningitis), MCC ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... is a skin prick test ... Giant retinal tears ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Second-line tests ... children, the text ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... algorithm #Referral #Management ... #Hepatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC ... determine if stress test ... echo in the last year ... since elective PCI ... medical and surgical management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... Chronic kidney disease ... Tuberculin skin test ... staining, NAA (PCR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Biliary Cirrhosis - Management ... complex: Artificial tears ... Stage & survey disease ... #PBC #Primary ... #Treatment #hepatology