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Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... investigations depending on clinical ... , HIV serology, ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Criteria for Systemic ... Erythematosus Clinical ... least 2 joints • Neurologic ... Ill or IV lupus
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Infection - Viral (HIV ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr ... + myoglobin AKI ... #treatment #nephrology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
blood-brain barrier Classic ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART ... reversible • HAND is also ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
syndromes such as ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... symptoms) • Acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... : El Escorial criteria ... diagnosis column Treatment ... motor neurons - IV ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Orbital Apex Syndrome secondary to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus (HZO)

This 81 yo male was referred to our
receive proper treatment ... is no mainstay treatment ... have also shown ... Ophthalmicus #HZO #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
should be based on clinical ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
of neurologic/cognitive ... TIPS West Haven Criteria ... recommend using as ... supplementation, IV ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification