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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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Circulation - MCA ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Territories ... Review in Clinical Neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Features and Vascular Territories ... without cortical signs ... motor deficits #Territories ... #Stroke #CVA #Diagnosis ... #Neurology
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Arthritis Summary MCP ... Arthritis #RA #diagnosis ... #rheumatology # ... signs #symptoms
Renal involvement in 35% of mixed cryoglobulinemia vasculitis 
Associated with : 
 • Absence of skin
/min • <60 mL/ ... min/1.73 m2 at diagnosis ... • Dialysis at diagnosis ... Vasculitis #Management #Rheumatology ... Cryoglobulinemic #Nephrology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... changes), high MCV ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Presentation / Diagnosis ... : HLH signs and ... Diagnosis via genetic ... Ferritin >500 ng/mL ... management #treatment #hematology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... Scl100, Th/To, Scl ... body-like: - Neurologic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
chest (in a V-sign ... dorsal part of the MCP ... Inverse Gottron’s sign ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology ... #dermatology #diagnosis
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
(HCV) • CLL & MBL ... et diutinum Neurologic ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Differential #Diagnosis