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Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... • Treatment: ... Discontinuation of causal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... conjunction with symptoms ... and treatment can ... leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... exposure to or symptoms ... have positive serology ... Latent #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Can be the first manifestation ... heart disease Causes ... Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... more intensive treatment ... #differential #cardiology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Manifestations depend ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
weeks without symptoms ... , >1/4 of AP cases ... , TREATMENT • ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #cardiology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... infectious disease caused ... Cutaneous manifestations ... form (No signs/symptoms ... , positive serology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... transplantation CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS ... than one after symptom ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology