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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Cytomegalovirus - CMV ... mononucleosis • HIV ... HIV Infection ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... -1 p24 core Ag - ... #Syndrome #HIV ... #diagnosis
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... • Hepatorenal syndromes ... • Drugs • HIV ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections ... (CMV, strep, legionella
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Causes: 1. ... Infections: - ... HIV, CMV, HTLV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Impairment: • Acute ... of the spinal cord ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... , CMV, EBV - Bacterial
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
AIDP that presents ... response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... , CMV, EBV - Influenza ... #treatment #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine • MCC- acute ... - Emergency Causes ... : • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... #causes #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
incisions, 15 cm ... • Syndrome caused ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... days after an acute ... progressive inflammatory infection