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Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
degrees, the patient abducts ... The test is positive ... Pace #Maneuver #Test ... Syndrome #clinical #video ... #lumbar #sciatica
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... detect HIV (10 ... ) Treatment: ... disease progression
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Proves cause-effect ... who test positive ... who test negative ... but not on the causal ... same - Rishi Kumar
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
intrinsic lung disease ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... 10 minutes of rest ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
and stroke may affect ... Onset ○ Meniere disease ... cause unknown) ... zoster virus ○ HIV ... ○ Lyme disease
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
hallmark for the disease ... value is low, tests ... to detect an inhibitor ... decreased platelet number ... antiglobulin tests
Parkinson's Disease Tremor
The tremor of Parkinson's disease is characteristic. It is called resting tremor, that is,
Parkinson's Disease ... still, either at rest ... standing with his ... over time it can affect ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... , palsy of the abducens