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Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
the differential diagnosis ... neurotransmitter cause ... The motor neuron releases ... & LMN lesions cause ... This lesion causes
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
necrosis, stroke) Relapses ... • 1st relapse: Incr ... MTX or TCZ in case ... mg/jd • 2nd relapse ... vice-versa • >2 relapses
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
in RA pressure caused ... the S-wave and relates ... This wave is caused ... Ultrasound #tracing #diagnosis
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
skin which then releases ... - This iron causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... Chronic progression, relapses
Asterixis is a type of negative myoclonus characterized by irregular lapses of posture of various body
characterized by irregular lapses ... PhysicalExam #clinical #diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma - Management Algorithms
 - Treatment Initiation
 - Frontline Treatment
 - First Relapse
 - Second
Treatment - First Relapse ... Second or Higher Relapse ... oncology #treatment #relapse
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Algorithm • Relapse ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis