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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... or signs. ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Disorders Testing Algorithm ... neoplasms) • Screen also ... organ-specific signs ... or symptoms (eg ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... such as hemianopia ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
Management of patients ... there are any signs ... /symptoms of worsening ... Effusions #MPE #Algorithm ... #Management #ATS
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... diet/deficiency symptoms ... /other causes • ... #diagnosis #management
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic symptoms ... suggest a mass as ... the cause ... Cranial Nerve IV
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... liver biopsy can also ... hemochromatosis #algorithm ... #diagnosis #management
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... and signs below ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... #algorithm
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... conditions listed in differential ... motor neurons - IV ... neurology #diagnosis #management