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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... precipitating factor ... Risk factors 3. ... Reversible course Differential ... #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 ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Genital ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... tumor necrosis factor
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
a destructive factor ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column ... Treatment: - Multidisciplinary ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Hemophilia - Diagnosis ... and Management Diagnosis ... Classify severity Treatment ... by a hemophilia treatment ... #Management #treatment
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
Differential Diagnosis ... could be multiple factors ... Decreased factor ... Prolonged #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
the same risk factors ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis ... blindness) Risk Factors ... Autoimmune disease Diagnosis ... : Risk Factor + ... #Neurology
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Morphology, Risk Factors ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis ... → Refer to Nephrology ... biopsy • Risk factors ... and referral to Urology ... uw_IMresidency #Hematuria #Diagnosis
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #management #neurology ... #treatment