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Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... pain, diarrhea related ... Check for IF ab Treatment ... consider IM or IV
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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14%), in which case ... • The short interval ... for 10-12 days ... antibody test) Treatment ... : • ART to slow
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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symptoms: • Severe low ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... related myelopathy ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Syndrome - Overview ... • AIDS with low ... • Parvovirus B19 ... ART should be delayed ... #Syndrome #Differential
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
cm long - Delay ... >12 hr. often results ... • Syndrome caused ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... Rapidly progressive inflammatory
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... before beginning treatment ... LV failure - Low ... - Compartment syndrome ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
leads to an acute inflammatory ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... Nocturnal onset → Peak 12 ... • Acute gout treatment ... allopurinol • IV