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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Aortic Dissection ... is caused by a ... Examine for: • Pulse ... deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup Clinical ... general health - Aortic ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential ... #Causes
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... thalami • Enlarged optic ... Disease #Diagnosis #MRI
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... Clinical: Dyspnea ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #differential #
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... heart valves • MRI ... in up to 30% of cases ... dysfunction common, Aortic ... often seen • MRI
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... based on repeat clinic ... : • Aortic coarctation ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
resonance imaging [MRI ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... #treatment #MS