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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
In order to better ... American College of Cardiology ... With treatment, ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Acute B1 (Thiamine ... Changes in mental status ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner ... Altered mental status ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... arteritis • Acute
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
and Treatment Algorithm ... improve functional status ... deficiency in order ... to alleviate symptoms ... management #algorithm #cardiology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... epilepticus Treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Fever (75%) • Encephalopathy ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... antibody test) Treatment ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... altered mental status ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
weeks without symptoms ... deterioration of health status ... #Pericarditis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology #cardiology
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
basins, midwestern states ... Pulmonary (91%): Acute ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... iron overload states ... : • Acute or chronic ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases