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Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
recurrent hepatic encephalopathy ... definitively treated by liver ... candidate for liver ... He remained encephalopathic ... , and his anemia
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... lobes, brainstem, cerebellum ... Periventricular, frontal, cerebellum ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... encephalopathy
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Liver Chemistries ... hepatitis serologies, HCV ... hepatitis serologies, HCV ... Identify Acute Liver ... INR > 1.5 • Encephalopathy
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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symptoms • >50,000 HIV ... Fever (75%) • Encephalopathy ... Hepatomegaly - Liver ... subset counts ↓ • Liver ... -1 and HIV-2 •
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
disease (other than liver ... of vision) - Encephalopathy ... , HIV related ... syndrome due to HIV ... Defining #Illnesses #HIV
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... • Caused by liver ... supplementation, IV ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic #Encephalopathy