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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
in diminished muscle ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Respiratory muscles ... stimulation - Single fiber ... #management #neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... the upper and lower ... Joints: myalgia and muscle ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... #rheumatology #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... weakness • Nerves ... #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Erythematous, macular ... erythematosus (SCLE ... Differential Diagnosis ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... #Rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
gland) biopsy • Ocular ... myelopathy, cranial nerve ... system: small-fiber ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... disruption of the muscle ... fibers of the LES ... #Achalasia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... fever, chills, muscle ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... #Management #Infections