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Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Blood Disorders ... - Markers and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS ... available • Blood ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Pregnancy • CNS ... available • Blood ... disease) • CSF (CNS ... / CT if focal symptoms ... #treatment #microbiology
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
nervous system (CNS ... - Symptom management ... diseases #neurology #CNS ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... (CN 8) ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... #Diagnosis #otology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... and treatment can ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... Inhalation of spores ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... #Management #Infections
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
carry treatment ... Starvation Ketosis (SK ... In both SK and AK ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... #Management