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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
(CDI) - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... • Flex-Sig: If ... #diagnosis #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... GCA #Temporal #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
and Management ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive ... #Management #Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
dystrophy - Brain stem ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #management #neurology
Conduct Disorder (CD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Must have >3 symptoms present in the past
Conduct Disorder (CD ... However, CD may ... ) #Conduct #CD ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #psychiatry
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... with no early symptoms ... weeks without infection ... Physical Exam/Signs ... CLL Labs: 1.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... of UMN and LMN signs ... both UMN and LMN signs ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
bone marrow or stem ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... : 1. ... Neurological symptoms ... #management #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... +/- myocardial infarction ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... varying degrees of: 1. ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... #management #neurology