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Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
disease: Uveitis or retinal ... Abnormal pathergy test ... (e.g. uveitis, retinal ... and peripheral vascular ... Diagnosis #criteria #rheumatology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
body, vitreous, retina ... inhabitants 3rd leading ... blindness, linked to macular ... Classification #Differential ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... and diplopia) • Vascular ... Behcet disease) Differential ... : Giant retinal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... • Disorders of vascular ... cascade is intact - test ... von Willebrand syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Hypergammaglobulinemic macular ... (Thrombosis in vascular ... beds-renal, retinal ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Emergencies - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... • Spontaneous bleeding ... Sausage-like" hemorrhagic retinal ... • Dyspnea at rest
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
Hyperviscosity, - Vascular ... thrombi including retinal ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... osteopetrosis, avascular ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... : neuro, heme (bleeding ... Better call hematology ... Best to have an ... Algorithm #workup #hematology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... and bullous or vesicular ... • Cogan Syndrome ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #diagnosis #rheumatology