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Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... : Atlantoaxial Instability ... , Felty's Syndrome ... RA #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #signs #symptoms
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... exertion • Neurologic ... Bell's palsy, peripheral ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... meningitis), MCC CNS symptoms ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... diagnosis #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
plateletcount), peripheral ... K), H. pylori test ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... thyroid function test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... presence of metabolic syndrome ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... Physical Exam/Signs ... cytometry • Peripheral ... cells can indicate disease ... workup #oncology #hematology
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ocular: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Episcleritis, Scleritis, Scleromalacia perforans
 • Pulmonary:
Rheumatoid Arthritis - Signs ... and Symptoms • ... Cervical myelopathy, Peripheral ... Thrombocytosis, Felty's syndrome ... #rheumatology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear ... Confirmatory Tests ... Thin and thick peripheral
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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glomeruli, and peripheral ... • Cogan Syndrome ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... retinopathy Lab Tests