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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
& MOF → occurs as ... GAS in 30% of cases ... GAS from sterile body ... , erythematous macular ... STSS #treatment #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... jaundice ​• Neuro: AMS ... → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #management #Bartonella
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... - Causes progressive ... 4) progressive muscular ... Can involve any body ... #management
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... the bilateral cortex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... away from the body ... Casey Albin MD @
Terrien's Marginal Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

70-year-old patient who consulted for subconjunctival hemorrhage x 1
Degeneration on Slit Lamp Ocular ... It is diagnosed ... #Degeneration #Ocular ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp
Bitot's Spots- A 4-year-old boy was brought by his father to the ophthalmology clinic with a
- A 4-year-old boy ... ophthalmology clinic ... The ocular findings ... cause blindness ... #NEJM #clinical
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
from the normal body ... Cryofibrinogenemia Clinical ... pulmonary emboli, and ocular ... : • + Clinical ... cryoglobulins • Negative causes
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... Symptomatic treatment Of ocular ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
and Management ... poor nutrition Clinical ... mucocutaneous changes, ocular ... • Delusions Ocular ... , or any other cause