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Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs, Symptoms and Pathophysiology
Delayed gastric emptying - Postprandial fullness, nausea, vomiting
Hypersensitivity to gastric
Functional Dyspepsia - Signs ... , Symptoms and Pathophysiology ... loss H. pylori infection ... gastroenterology #symptoms #diagnosis ... #signs
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... #1 nosocomial infection ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment ... doi.org/10.1093/cid
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... phagocytophilum Pathophysiology ... within morulae Signs ... #Anaplasma #Infection ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Opportunistic infections ... Complications #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #neurology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Periorbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Dacryoadenitis: infection of the lacrimal glands
b. Conjunctivitis: inflammation of the
Dacryoadenitis: infection ... are no longer infectious ... Periorbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
Celiac Disease - Diagnosis ... suspected: • Signs ... unresponsive to treatment ... discernable cause • Signs ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection