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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
(panuveitis, retinal ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... pathognomonic laboratory ... involvement (uveitis or retinal ... Ocular: Giant retinal
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
locally advanced disease ... of metastatic disease ... of metastatic disease ... MDR-1 express Laboratory ... kinase inhibitors (e.g
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Laboratory accidents ... smear negative, PCR ... others: AV blocks, PVC ... trypomastigotes) 2) PCR
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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from subclinical disease ... inflammation (eg ... been reported (eg ... AIH-PBC Overlap ... Necrosis) If mild laboratory
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
and fever) and laboratory ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... with: • Minimal laboratory ... Antiribosomal P, APLA, PAC
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... loss • Late disease ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
exam • 12-lead ECG ... • Limited laboratory ... Congenital heart disease ... (e.g., aortic insufficiency ... palpitations: PVC
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Other +s: PCP, Histo ... specificity for IFI in hem ... formulations (eg ... risk pts with hem ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... presentations and disease ... - assess other laboratory