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Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... Anticoagulation (case ... by case) • Surgery ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Behcets ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... INFLAMMATORY DISEASE ... : - Behcet disease ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
deficiency, Thyroid disease ... • Infectious: UTI ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
polychondritis, Behcet's ... Disease, Polyarteritis ... ) • Rheumatic Diseases ... : IgG4-Related Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lymphoproliferative disease ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... • Metastatic disease ... Sarcoidosis • Neuro Behcets ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Recurrent / Breakthrough DVT During Anticoagulation

Subtherapeutic Anticoagulation
Hypercoagulable State 
 - Antithrombin deficiency 
 - Hypercoagulability ot
Hypercoagulability ot Ca - Behcet's ... disease - APLS ... Structural - Pelvic masses ... anticoagulation #hematology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... Cholangitis • UTI ... fever • Lyme disease ... • Whipple's disease
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
westermani, PNA, Lung abscess ... Pneumonitis, GPA, Behcet ... syndrome • Valvular Disease ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
What the Color of Urine Can Tell You - Differential Diagnosis by Urine Color
Clear: excess water
Pale
Pink / Red: Eaten beets ... : rare genetic disease ... Catheter + Alkaline UTI ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes Abnormal Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Turbid White Urine (Albinuria):
 • Chyluria, Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Malignancy, Phosphaturia,
Causes Abnormal ... Urine: • Hartnup disease ... caused by (Proteus ... Warfarin, Food (beets ... Vitamin C, Warfarin, Beets