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Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... Still disease ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... common type in adults ... cause unknown) ... common type in adults ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
phenomenon CLL Diagnosis ... cells can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment ... • Richter’s Syndrome ... #workup #oncology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... often in older adults ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... disease 2. ... #Management #causes
Most episodes of chronic cough in adults are caused by upper airway cough syndrome (UACS, also
chronic cough in adults ... airway cough syndrome ... postnasal drip syndrome ... gastroesophageal reflux disease ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome caused ... fractures in young adults ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #management #treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... is abnormal in adults ... mycobacteria Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... skin that are caused ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Causes: - Idiopathic ... Treatment: - Systemic ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #oncology