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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
- Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Gastrointestinal #Complications ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
neuritis: Reduced visual ... • Extra-CNS complications ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Viruses (HSV, EBV ... Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (bulbar symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis: • Joint pain ... • Malar rash - spares ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Mastoiditis • Viral ... Relapsing, bilateral, erythematous ... the following symptoms ... vision or black spots
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Infection - Viral ... : - Muscle pain ... HAGMA • Late complication ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Incontinence • VISUAL ... Sensitivity to pain ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... #management #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... continence • Pain ... Infections: - Viral ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... : • Back pain
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... claudication, visual ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... • Progressive symptoms ... and GN Anti-GBM