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Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Sclerosis Diagnosis ... resonance imaging [MRI ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... #sclerosis #diagnosis
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
 • 2 or more attacks, 2 or more lesions
McDonald Criteria for Diagnosis ... of Multiple Sclerosis ... from onset - One year ... of disease progression ... #MS #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Bilateral signs ... suggestive of multiple ... Demyelination: - Multiple ... MCTD - Bechet disease
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Mononeuritis multiplex ... Vasculitis Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... oligoclonal bands • MRI
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Valvular heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... hypertension, multiple ... ancestry, LGE on MRI
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Mononeuritis multiplex ... well as inner ear ... purpura: strong sign ... > mononeuritis multiplex
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
, strokes, and multiple ... MRI was ordered ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, mononeuritis multiplex ... : • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Symptomatic: artificial tears
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
extra-adrenal, multiple ... Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... may present with pulmonary ... Treatment • Operable disease
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... echo in the last year ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis