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
body, vitreous, retina ... blindness, linked to macular ... secondary glaucoma and retinal ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Ophthalmology #Rheumatology
Lupus Nephritis Classification Algorithm

#Lupus #Nephritis #Classification #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #types #rheumatology #nephrology #renal
Lupus Nephritis Classification ... Lupus #Nephritis #Classification ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... differential #types #rheumatology ... #nephrology #renal
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 β€’ Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Diagnosis Diagnostic ... disease: Uveitis or retinal ... (e.g. uveitis, retinal ... #criteria #rheumatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

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

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... HPS-differential diagnosis ... HPS-severity classification ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #HPS #hepatology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
β€’ poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
β€’ Medication 
β€’ Hypomagnesemia 
β€’
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... β€’ Gitelman's syndrome ... β€’ Bartter's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Classification
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Magnesium #Table #Classification
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 β€’ Hepatic Encephalopathy
 β€’ Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
 β€’
Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Pancytopenia β€’ Renal ... : Hepatorenal syndrome ... Complications #hepatology ... #diagnosis
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 β€’ Constitutional domain: Fever
 β€’ Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... pericarditis β€’ Hematologic ... hemolysis β€’ Renal ... #EULARACR #Classification ... Erythematosus #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 β€’ Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... β€’ Scleroderma renal ... #differential #diagnosis ... #hematology #hemolysis
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 ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... liver disease, Nodular ... #Hypertension #Classification ... gastroenterology #diagnosis