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In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
changes by improving ... With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #Congestive #HeartFailure
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... ulcerated • MSK ... Any viscera or connective ... infected without symptoms ... #stages #diagnosis
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... Post-operative state ... decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... Delirium DDX: • Congestive
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #heartfailure #chf
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... • Cough • Changes ... • In tertiary syphilis ... Acute meningeal signs ... Altered mental status
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Seizures • Vision changes ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused ... vomiting, visual changes ... in HIV: • CNS Syphilis
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
bone formation MSK ... cardiac output -> Congestive ... Heart Failure (CHF ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
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 ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment