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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
: Arterial (MCC-small ... genital ulcers-Topical ... Nonsurgical abdominal pain ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... Moderate orbital pain ... Unilateral • Signs ... MS-like ON: should ... other auto-immune diseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
axial (spine, shoulders ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... Rheumatologic Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Aortoenteric Fistula ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Classic ... Bleeding, abdominal pain ... #Aortoenteric #Fistula
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... ophthalmoplegia Atypical ... Sensitivity to pain ... Signs and symptoms ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Treat if other signs ... fever, abdominal pain ... only if worsening symptoms ... advanced liver disease ... SBP #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... proximal muscles of shoulder ... tract: Abdominal pain ... • Progressive symptoms ... vasculitis • Behcet
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management