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Comparison of vaginal infections characterized by abnormal discharge

#diagnosis #management #table #signs #symptoms #comparison #differential
Comparison of vaginal infections ... #diagnosis #management ... #table #signs # ... symptoms #comparison ... #differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... or signs. ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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history of cancer, HIV ... • Neurological deficits ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... lesion • CNS infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... status, and focal neurologic ... : AMS, motor deficits ... #differential # ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... procedures - Infection ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Causes #Workup #hematology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... focal neurological deficits ... and not direct infection ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential ... #TB #neurology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Due to Viral infection ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV ... younger pts) Differential ... : High fevers, chills ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Afferent pupillary defect ... SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... Signs and symptoms ... • Acute: - IV ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
most frequently affects ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... and signs below ... Infections: - ... HIV, CMV, HTLV ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology