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Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... white or yellow areas ... fiber layer -> Cotton-wool ... around atrophic areas ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... - gastric and breast ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... Malignancies • Chronic
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... lichenification (chronic ... Yellowish-red plaques with greasy ... scalp/face/central chest ... #causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
centrifugum • A chronic ... or trunk most commonly ... • Most commonly ... lung, esophageal, breast ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
infection • Most common ... cause: Aspiration ... pneumonia • Chronic ... • Diminished breath ... #differential #causes
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
syndrome is a rare chronic ... Rule out other causes ... radiographs of affected areas ... the collar bone, breast ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Management during ... Delivery • Stable ... Postpartum Period • Breast-feeding ... are relatively common
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
hernia repair, colon ... surgery (e.g. breast ... • Non-cataract ophthalmologic ... pericardiocentesis, colonic ... Perioperative #Procedures #Table
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
(ET) ET is a chronic ... Most cases are related ... thrombocytosis, only other commonly ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
globally, excluding areas ... the acute flare; chest ... syndrome - chronic ... It causes the absolute ... known pathogenic cause