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Initial Clinical and Laboratory Data Base for Defining Major Syndromes in Nephrology

#Major #Syndromes #Nephrology #Diagnosis #Workup
Defining Major Syndromes ... #Major #Syndromes ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Differential ... #Table
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... CVA #Territory #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Review in Clinical Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
Visual or auditory symptoms ... conjunction with symptoms ... and treatment can ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
Commonly Used Diagnostic ... Tests for Celiac ... Reflects response to treatment ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Table
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
- Differential Diagnosis ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
evaluation or workup ... for specific symptoms ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... glucocorticoid treatment ... #Differential #diagnosis
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 ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #hematology
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... resolution of the symptoms ... #TolosaHunt #neurology ... #diagnosis