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Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
• The disease ... present with a red eye ... gradient bows iris ... damage & blindness Signs ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Illness Script PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... Males=Females SIGNS ... CAPSymptoms ... steroids for severe disease ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... increase in CD4+ cells ... such as double ... weeks for most OI ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint diseases ... • Plasma cells ... reactants are also ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Extra-articular Manifestations
 • Ocular - Inflammation of the iris, the anterior part of the
Inflammation of the iris ... visual acuity, eye ... Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... purpura: Strong sign ... Elevated ESR and CRP ... • Progressive symptoms
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
, Lyme disease, ... cell lymphoma Pathophysiology ... and the systemic symptoms ... levels - Increased CRP ... TAFRO #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
• In all patients ... ▪ Autoimmune diseases ... Presentation • Common Signs ... and Symptoms: ... Pathophysiology