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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Etiology: Idiopathic, HSV ... most common. ... : HZV (Ramsay-Hunt ... ), HIV, Lyme, GBS ... endemic area) ± HIV
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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infection - Most common ... cerebrospinal fluid DDX ... can be detected ... antibody test) Treatment ... #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Infections in HIV ... • HIV encephalopathy ... #HIV #CNS #Infections
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... to 8 years Clinical ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... and treatment can ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #Syndromes #neurology
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
when fighting a HBV ... infected with HBV ... the two tests commonly ... run in the clinical ... #Diagnosis #HepB
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... angle branching • Ddx ... to amphoB) • Combo ... #Management #treatment
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... chills, malaise Ddx ... imaging unlikely to be ... Treatment: admission ... Ceftriaxone • HIV
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Clinical DX: - ... Imaging - CT Chest ... failure - Can be ... #management #neurology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
(Candida, CMV, HSV ... restored to esophagus Clinical ... third of esophagus Treatment ... : - Treatment of ... formation is the most common