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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Arthritis: • Colchicine ... manifestations: • Most ... azathioprine (for post ... Syndrome #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ... ICU - Checklist ... esp in work-up/management ... @EmmGeezee #Admitting ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
years of age • Most ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist ... or TSH level if symptoms ... Monitoring - Most ... monitoring (vital signs ... #Management #CriticalCare
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
with systemic disease ... Internal organs Most ... Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... , breast CA - Hematologic
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... Nodosa: • PAN most ... • Progressive symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
GCA) definition: Most ... systemic sx + signs ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
and often causes arthritis ... Among the most important ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
the chest/trunk Symptoms ... early evening • Arthritis ... criteria is the most ... Arthralgias or arthritis ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology