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Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
on the specific form ... 6 most common forms ... #Parkinsonism #diagnosis
Algorithm for diagnosis of familial thrombocytopenia. Platelet size, best determined by review of the peripheral smear,
Algorithm for diagnosis ... measurement and forms ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 10-Item Shortened Form #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Geriatric #Depression #Scale #GDS #Shortened #Short
Item Shortened Form ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
increased immature forms ... Anaplasma #Infection #diagnosis
Amebiasis - Naegleria fowleri - Life Cycle
1) Cysts
2) Trophozoite
3) Flagellated Form
4) Promitosis
→ Water-related activities such as
3) Flagellated Form ... tissue; flagellated forms ... fowleri #LifeCycle #diagnosis
Preeclampsia - This is classically defined as the new onset of hypertension and either proteinuria or
the most common form ... The criteria for diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Systemic Inflammatory
or > 1096 band forms ... resuscitation #Diagnosis
Lemierre’s Syndrome - Pathophysiology

Lemierre’s is an infectious thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein.

 - It starts
bacteremic and a clot forms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis
Hyperkalemia on EKG
"Mild" Hyperkalemia
 • Peaked, narrow-based T Waves
 • Double counting of HR by EKG
bradycardia • Various forms ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Human toxocariasis forms

By Marcela Santana @Marcelaaos via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Human toxocariasis forms ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis