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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... spread of the Gram-negative ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... all patients for HIV
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... /Edrophonium test ... - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign 2. ... #management #neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
hydrocephalus, HIV ... ... laboratory tests ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... (parkinsonian signs ... Frontal atrophy Vascular
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... noninflammatory Signs ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #MSK #rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... for anti-C3d and negative ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... test #cold #
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
) is an autoimmune-mediated ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... #management #neurology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Cause in the US: Autoimmune ... fungal infection, HIV ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... A STIM test can
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disruptions in vascular ... Palpable Rash: - Autoimmune ... Fecal occult blood test ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... necrotizing myopathy • Autoimmune ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... #Differential #Diagnosis