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Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... flexion of the thigh ... on the hip (Escarvante ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... Food - Avoid in ... #nephrology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Diagnosis: MRI ... Patchy areas of high ... syndrome of HAD ... dysfunction like gait ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - Tumor lysis syndrome ... Food - Avoid in ... #nephrology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... of injury • Gait ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
There was also high ... the hospital, diagnosed ... and started on IV ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #neurology
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
cut-offs defined in clinical ... Most useful in high ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Contamination of food ... Galactomannan #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
animals • Milk • Food ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Symptoms, Imaging, high ... NTM #Infections #differential