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Necrotizing Fasciitis: African-American patient with diabetes that predisposed him to rapidly 
progressive infection. Lower extremity is
that predisposed him ... progressive infection ... As the infection ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Dermatology
Interpretation of HBV Seroloqies (and what to do)

chronic HBV, 
resolved infection, 
past infection or occult HBV,
Seroloqies (and ... , resolved infection ... , past infection ... Interpretation #Management #Diagnosis ... #Serology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Sarcoidosis • Infections ... - HIV ... Various drugs and ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #neurology
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
Hepatitis B (HBV ... ) Serology HBsAg ... infection (chronic ... viral disease and ... #Serology #Diagnosis
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus Serology ... and Interpretation ... less commonly, infection ... #Serology #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #laboratory
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Diagnosis Framework ... should be based on clinical ... focal neurologic ... focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Hypercarbia • Infectious ... Bell's palsy (HSV ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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analysis - Fetal infection ... anaemia - Fetal infection ... serology - Fetal ... analysis - Fetal infection ... surgery, e.g. laser photo-coagulation
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
infection. ... infection. ... commonly run in the clinical ... #Diagnosis #HepB ... Antibody #Levels #Serology
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
position with the hip ... and knee flexed ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics ... #Peds #neurology