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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mutations - Down syndrome ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Similar symptoms ... Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... BloodSmear #microscopy #pathology ... #clinical
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia syndrome ... Differential #Subtypes #Classification ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... at the time of diagnosis ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... without other cause ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... Underlying valve pathology ... in up to 30% of cases ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
active disease symptoms ... daily help, often symptoms ... from whatever cause ... so, they seem stable ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics