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String Test in Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS)

A positive string test in a confabulating patient with Wernicke's-Korsakoff syndrome.
These
A positive string ... patient with Wernicke's-Korsakoff ... He went on to describe ... WKS #clinical #neurology ... #physicalexam #psychiatry
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
antigenemia test ... or positive specific ... immunohistochemistry on ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... K), H. pylori test ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... /psychiatric changes ... ), high MCV anemia
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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dysfunction occurring later ... HSV, EBV, HH6, CMV ... Miller-Fisher GBS; Positive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... An APD was noted ... the follow up video ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... patients with positive ... have positive serology ... #Tertiary #Diagnosis
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
The case of a ... patient with a diagnosis ... in the supine position ... from the supine position ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
of the patient ... CMV = Cytomegalovirus ... One or more of the ... Nephrocalcinosis causes ... #nephrology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends on ... hyperthermia crisis (late ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome ... #diagnosis #management