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Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Clinically Important ... Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... • Thiamine B1 ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
despite clinical ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... restricted diet/deficiency ... symptoms even if
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Giant cell arteritis ... ) Giant cell arteritis ... versus Temporal Arteritis ... classic temporal arteritis ... #GiantCell #arteritis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... myocarditis, coronary arteritis ... oral ulcers in 12 ... Behcet disease) Differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
fevers, anorexia, fatigue ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... for giant cell arteritis ... • Normocytic anemia ... normal and can help differentiate
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue ... permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Prolidase deficiency ... lymphopenia, low PLT • Anemia ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
embolism - Severe anemia ... presyncope, exertional symptoms ... e.g., diabetic, B12 ... deficiency) ... - Rheumatoid arthritis