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Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... (Clinical Dx). ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Signs #Symptoms
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... passage • Arterial blood ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... normal CSF white blood ... and sensitive tests ... the underlying pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Compartment Syndrome ... Pathophysiology: ... perfusion pressure → Blood ... PAIN is key, the rest ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
removal from the blood ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome