21 results
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy ... ) Nerve palsy ... • CN VI (Abducens ... ) Nerve palsy • ... ophthalmology #neurology #differential
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... Pulmonary TB and CD4 ... count >50 • CNS ... regardless of CD4 ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
- Markers and Differential ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... - T-cell - CD7 ... , CD3 Chronic ... hematology #Markers #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... occur when the CD4 ... hearing loss, palsy ... #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... VI palsy) • ... Ill and VI palsy ... VI palsy) # ... Diplopia #Differential
Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential ... Anisocoria - CN ... III Palsy - Pharmacologic ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
CNS Ring-Enhancing ... Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... + toxo IgG • CNS ... Lymphoma (CD4 < ... Lesions #Brain #differential
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Infectious: Bell's palsy ... Vestibular neuronitis, CNS ... #Mimics #CVA #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
) Fungal: • CD4 ... Parasitic: • CD4 ... Blood and sputum cx ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential ... #CD4
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
: ß-blockers, CNS ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases