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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... lymphoproliferative disease ... nodules, may also see ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #radiology
Nail diseases and disorders.
 - Spoon Nails (Koilonychia)
 - Pitting of Nails
 - Beau's Lines
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Nail diseases and ... Leukonychia (white spots ... ) #Diagnosis # ... #Leukonychia #Table ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
CNS Manifestations ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... #management #treatment
Etiologies of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
GI losses / Insensible losses
Sodium Overload
Transcellular Movement of Water
Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Differential Diagnosis ... Malignancy - CNS ... Various renal diseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Table #Causes
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Pregnancy • CNS ... infection Diagnosis ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
• Specific for SLE ... Hydroxychloroquine *Short ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #management
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming ... Pregnancy • CNS ... infection Diagnosis ... ) • CSF (CNS Infection ... #management #infectiousdiseases
Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons in the screened population who are identified as
they have high scores ... will correctly diagnose ... a case, or the ... that any given case ... #Calculation #Table
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... • Cushing's Disease ... Anorexia Nervosa • CNS ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Usual therapeutic management ... : Chronic disease ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management