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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
With treatment, ... structural heart disease ... or signs of heart ... #CHF #Congestive ... #Classes #NYHA
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
- Diagnosis Algorithm ... and symptoms of ... unresponsive to treatment ... without discernable cause ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
The signs and symptoms ... , but without treatment ... , the infection ... resembling rashes caused ... Syphilis #Rash #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
iron overload states ... extrapulmonary disease ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... fever • Septic shock
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
/Sepsis/Shock, Autoimmune ... disease, Cancer ... Neurological symptoms ... : • Infection, ... • Treatment of
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... meningovascular disease ... ulcerated • MSK ... infected without symptoms ... #diagnosis #management
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... conjunction with symptoms ... and treatment can ... • Lyme disease ... consistent with MS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... causes need to ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
injury → mucous stasis ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... mycobacteria Treatment