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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
 -
- AICA - PCA ... Artery #Strokes #Syndromes ... #CVA #Territory ... #Diagnosis #Table ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulationā€”anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulationā€”middle
Clinical Features ... cerebral artery (PCA ... Territories #Stroke #CVA ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 ā€¢
should be based on clinical ... hemorrhage ā€¢ CSF PCR ... Toxoplasma gondii PCR ... ā€¢ JC-virus PCR ... Enhancement ā€¢ PCR
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
ā€¢ MM
ā€¢ WM
ā€¢ MGUS
ā€¢ MGCS
ā€¢ MGRS
ā€¢ Splenic Marginal Zone
et diutinum Neurologic ... ā€¢ Amyloidosis (CVS ... WAIHA ā€¢ CAD ā€¢ PCH ... Evans ā€¢ ITP ā€¢ Cl-NH ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... ribosomal RNA PCR ... - PCR for ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... Change in clinical ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... stratification #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 ā€¢ Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
pyogenic process ā€¢ PCR ... commercially ā€¢ Serology ... Sporotrichosis Syndromes ... ā€¢ Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... Pathophysiology: PCA ... angular gyrus Clinical ... Alexia #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
(AG) = {Na - (Cl ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classicallyā€¯ noted with pulmonary ... sedation, narcotics, CVA