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Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
: HIV test, a rubella ... 45 years with neck ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Fever, headache, neck ... Demyelinating disease ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Opthaloplegia • Ataxia ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... management #treatment #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Check hip and ankle ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... #video #nsfw
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... complete paralysis of all ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and sensitive tests ... #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
hypoperfusion - toxic-induced ... presentations and disease ... tests before beginning ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... lactate and can act