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Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
without reciprocal changes ... First line treatment ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... Ulcerates to produce a chancre ... oropharynx, rectum • Chancres ... months after the chancre ... infected without symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... tinnitus, visual changes ... , stroke symptoms ... organ damage • Treatment ... tumor burden • Symptoms
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Criteria (2 of 4): • Changes ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
based solely on symptoms ... as their status changes ... With treatment, ... who never show symptoms ... past or current symptoms
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
life • M=F Symptoms ... panic attack-type symptoms ... mental status changes ... Less common symptoms ... • Treatment of
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... CD4 Variable • Symptoms ... disorders • Symptoms ... CD4 < 100 • Symptoms ... vomiting, visual changes
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Syphilis - The chancre ... Without treatment ... , chancre disappears ... exposure to or symptoms
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... overload) Other Symptoms ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
warning signs or symptoms ... warranting urgent treatment ... palpitations, changes ... Identification and treatment