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Glomerular Diseases - Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndromes

Nephritic syndrome:
 - Acute poststreptococcal 
glomerulonephritis 
 - Rapidly progressive
Glomerular Diseases ... glomerulonephritis - Berger disease ... Minimal change disease ... #Glomerular #Diseases ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Clinical features of varicose vein disease and Trendelenburg Brodie test for venous valve competence
Varicose veins result
varicose vein disease ... and Trendelenburg ... Brodie test for ... TrendelenburgBrodie #test
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... polychondritis • Behcet disease
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ... • Dyspnea at rest ... : Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Evaluating a Patient with Presumed Cushing Syndrome

#Cushings #Syndrome #Disease #Algorithm #Workup #Dexamethasone #Suppression #Test #diagnosis
Presumed Cushing Syndrome ... #Cushings #Syndrome ... #Disease #Algorithm ... #Suppression #Test
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
LC deposition disease ... Minimal change disease ... malignancies Treatment ... Capillary leak syndrome ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... Sensitivity for celiac disease ... value for celiac disease ... Reflects response to treatment
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Initial screening test ... with more severe disease ... block • Sjogren syndrome ... polymyositis overlap syndrome ... Treatment: •
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
metastases Treatment ... Radiation induced disease ... Changes in Pre-Test ... differential #diagnosis #oncology