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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute ... Changes in mental status ... present in upper limb ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... #Management #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
The Stages of Syphilis ... Without treatment ... soles in 50% of cases ... manifestations including acute ... #Diagnosis #Staging
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... . 2) Secondary ... hypertension and acute ... #Syphilis #stages ... #diagnosis #management
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent ... Antimicrobial treatment ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused ... monoparesis), limb
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Stage 3 hypertension ... Neurologic disorders
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... before beginning treatment ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... Nonhypoxic • Type B1
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Subacute onset of limb ... the tuberculoma (later ... stage) • Headache ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... that results in CNS ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
• A state of hyperinflammatory ... pleural effusions, CNS ... unintentional weight loss, nausea ... : encephalitis secondary ... , unless the patient
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... Itraconazole is the agent ... iron overload states ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: •