Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Causes and SUN Classification ... Inflammation of the iris ... blindness, linked to macular ... #Differential # ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash Β± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... hepatitis β€’ Pulmonary ... β€’ Ocular: uveitis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the ... Patients with liver disease ... HPS-severity classification
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung diseases ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary ... #Rheumatology #
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension Classification ... Veno-occlusive disease ... , Nodular regenerative ... #Hypertension #Classification ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 β€’ Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... , Pulmonary alveolar ... avium complex β€’ Nodular ... #diseases #differential
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 β€’ MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 β€’
Shock Classification ... and Differential ... , Severe Valve Disease ... , CVP > 12 β€’ Pulmonary ... #Differential #
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
 β€’ COPD Definition
 β€’ Role of PFTs
 β€’ COPD Classification and
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... Disease (COPD) ... PFTs β€’ COPD Classification ... #Disease #COPD ... #diagnosis #management
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 β€’ Treatment: Topical steroids
 β€’ Prevention: Colchicine
 β€’ Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
for refractory disease ... refractory lesions Ocular ... disease: β€’ Early ... Syndrome #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 β€’ Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 β€’ Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: β€’ Liver disease ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #classification ... #hematology