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Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
and metabolic changes ... decompensation (CHF ... overload) Other Symptoms ... syndrome • Wernicke encephalopathy ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... vomiting, visual changes ... in HIV: • CNS Syphilis ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Seizures • Vision changes ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Neurological symptoms ... • Treatment of
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
as their status changes ... With treatment, ... or signs of heart ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... Classification #Stages #Classes
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Coltivirus Symptoms ... • Cough • Changes ... • In tertiary syphilis ... influenzae Symptoms ... Acute meningeal signs
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive ... cardiomyopathy (→HF
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... inflammation: CSF ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment