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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... • Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... pathology" should ... disease, may consider ... highlighted circle= clinical ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... rolls onto his/her shoulder ... #instructions #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
an autoimmune disease ... Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... treatment Of ocular ... - Improves clinical ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... Giant retinal tears ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... meningovascular disease ... Coronary artery disease ... stages #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Contraception counseling should ... started, patients should ... #cardiology #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... characteristic features Clinical ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Should be performed ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... characteristic features Clinical ... HIV-infected patients should ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB