Myasthenia gravis?,”The primary symptom of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that occurs after a period of muscle use. The extraocular muscles are most commonly involved, which may represent as double vision. The next most commonly involved muscles are the bulbar muscles of the oropharynx and jaw, which can present as jaw fatigue after prolonged chewing and/or as dysarthria with prolonged talking. About 15% of patients with myasthenia gravis have a coexisting thymoma, thus

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Complication of cardiac catheterization?,”Atheroembolism (cholesterol embolism) is a complication of cardiac catheterization and other vascular procedures. It is characterized by cutaneous findings (eg, “”blue toe syndrome,”” livedo reticularis), cerebral or intestinal ischemia, acute kidney injury

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Coccidioidomycosis?,”Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in the southwestern US, as well as Central and South AMerica (a patient from Arizona/California should make you think of coccidioidomycosis). Primary pulmonary infection has non-specific features, such as fever, fatigue, dry cough, weight loss, and pleuritic chest pain. Cutaneous findings, such as erythema multiforme and erythema nodosum, as well as arthralgias

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