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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Causes and SUN Classification ... blindness, linked to macular ... #Causes #SUN #Classification ... #Differential # ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Diagnosis and workup ... the diagnostic workup ... Frontal atrophy Vascular ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Elevated Troponin Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Focal, Non-Vascular ... Occlusion • Stable ... Elevated #Troponin #Differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... with previously stable ... Causes: • Vascular ... #Hypertension #Workup
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
osteopetrosis, avascular ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Non-bloody: OA, avascular ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
-95% of cases) Classification ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification ... #hematology #oncology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... and bullous or vesicular ... ear disease Differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Skin Disease Classification ... Erythematous, macular ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology