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Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
patient has a positive ... • History of BCG ... immunocompromised (e.g ... negative NAAT result cannot ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup
Timeline for Progression of T2WI and DWI Findings in Acute Stroke
 - In the acute phase
DWI is already positive ... infarction will be positive ... - ADC will be of ... Progression #Timeline #Neurology ... #Radiology #Findings
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
mobilization or supine position ... by: - drugs (e.g ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
On the ADC maps, ... the acute scan cannot ... map than on the ADC ... CVA #Clinical #Radiology ... Interpretation #Findings #Neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Workup ... No additional workup ... inflammatory cause) • EMG ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
emotions - A positive ... Testing anti-GAD (positive ... antibody that works ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
and Mg2+ whose positive ... both work together ... by taking up an anion ... must now lose a positive ... management #diagnosis #treatment
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
serologic, and EMG ... antibodies - MuSK-positive ... characteristic EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment