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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... • Imaging: CTA Dissection ... includes ascending aorta ... #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... , AS Treatment: ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
with a Stanford Type ... dissection. ... CTA and standard treatment ... suspicious signs/symptoms ... SuprasternalNotch #AorticFlap #Aorta
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Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ascending thoracic aorta ... resulting in a dilated aorta ... infected without symptoms ... stages #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... those coming off aorta ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... #Diagnosis #Management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... < 30 years • Aorta ... ): • Aorta and ... affects the skin, neurologic ... • Progressive symptoms
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
cause different symptoms ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Dural venous sinus distention ... brain sagging syndrome ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
Stevens-Johnson syndrome ... acidosis, and Aortic ... dissection. ... melena - Other GI symptoms ... Necrosis #diagnosis #management
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... and nephrotic syndrome ... exposure to or symptoms ... syphilis include aortic ... aneurysm and coronary arteritis