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BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... polychondritis • Behcet disease
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Treatment Ulcers ... : • Treatment: ... by case) • Surgery ... #Syndrome #Treatment
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Central Cord Syndrome ... underlying cervical disease ... • Penetrating trauma
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Malignancy • Embolic disease ... endocarditis • Trauma ... Lymphoma, Gaucher disease ... Wandering spleen syndrome
Mucous Membrane Disorder - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erosions/Ulcers/Blisters
 - Primary Dermatologic Diseases
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Primary Dermatologic Diseases ... often preceded by trauma ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... more than Crohn's disease ... • Behcet's syndrome
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... Vocal strain • Trauma ... disorders: Kawasaki disease ... PFAPA, Behcet syndrome
Emergencies related to thyroid gland diseases are infrequently observed in the clinical practice. They are caused
thyroid gland diseases ... admission to intensive care ... description of thyroid diseases ... that of Graves disease ... hyponatremia); treatment
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
• Mechanical Trauma ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... cold agglutin disease ... lactam antibiotics are
Diplopia - Differential Diagnosis
Step 1: Consider Stroke
Step 2: Diplopia PLUS
 - Cavernous Sinus Syndrome
 - Infection
Cavernous Sinus Syndrome ... Infection - Trauma ... - Orbital Apex Syndrome ... Other systemic diseases
Causes of Small Bowel Bleeding - Differential Diagnosis
Common Causes:
 • Under age 40 years: Inflammatory Bowel
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... NSAID ulcers Rare ... Plummer-Vinson syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... , Inherited syndromes