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STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Management #Cardiology ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe disease, a ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... Disease #Diagnosis #MRI ... #Clinical #Radiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Clinical: Dyspnea ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... symptoms • Fever ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Onset: Few days to a ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... axonal form • MRI
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... may range from a ... TB PE: - Local ... Diagnosis: - MRI
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... - Clinical findings ... with a statistically ... initiation of treatment ... #Algorithm #Symptoms
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Usually is a ... • Caused by immune ... due to increased CSF
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
B-cell activity → local ... renal failure Clinical ... granulomas in a ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary