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MRI Brain Sequence Comparison: T1 vs T2 vs FLAIR
T1:
 - CSF is Dark
 - Grey Matter
Brain Sequence Comparison ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... FLAIR #MRI #Brain #Comparison ... clinical #radiology #diagnosis ... #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Smith, Sm/RNP, Scl ... -7, PL-12, MDA5, ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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papulo-ulcerative lesion ... children; No evident lesion ... : Serology (preferred ... Culture & GS, PCR ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... artery aneurysms Diagnosis ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... #oncology #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hematology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE Diagnostic ... factors: - Serology ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
et diutinum Neurologic ... WAIHA • CAD • PCH ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Oncology