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Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
• Other rare causes ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... tolerance • Weight gain ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Diagnosis Approach ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #indications
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential ... , limb ataxia, gait ... #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
and signs below ... of injury • Gait ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... precipitated by medications ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Management Summary Causes ... : • Triad of symptoms ... #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified ... #neurology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... , oral cavity) Caused ... Dyslipidemia • Weight gain ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases